ND Women's BB '18 -'19 Season

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Patterson BLOCKED! Duke ball


RICO J! NEW ND SCORING LEADER

Rico shooting 70% from the floor 7-10

Opps 8-11

Mabs to Rico break GOOD Rico 9-12!

 

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2nd 04:56 MEDIA TIMEOUT

ND 36-25

Duke 11 TOs to ND 3

ND has 9 steals and 11 assists.

ND has 1 PF, Duke 7, Williams has 3

 

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Shep drews defenders in the lane, dishes to Bri for 2.

Mabs to Turner to Abby, missed the layup.

Duke ball, Abby draws a foul, duke pushoff.

Shep fouled , made the pair.

ND steal by Shep, negated running into defender after pass to Mabs.

Duke turnover.

Mabs drives from top of the key, dish to Turner for 2. ND by 18

Duke Shot Clock violation

Abs J, 4 pts

Mabs pullup in the lane GOOD. ND by 22

Young steal, drives and dumps to Bri for 2.

ND holds for last shot, Young to Rico, J inside the arc, GOOD AND ONE! FT GOOD!

 

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Halftime ND 52 DUKE 25 BIG MACS TONIGHT

Halftime ND 52 DUKE 25 BIG MACS TONIGHT

ND on 16-0 run to end the half!

ND with 12 Steals and +15 on PtsOffTOs
ND +12 2ndCHPts
ND +14 PntPts
ND 15 Assists
ND 5 TOs
Assist:TO Ratio 3.0


Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	T
DUK	15	10	25
UND	27	25	52

STATS Duke ND

FG%	39%	53%
FGs	11-28	21-40
3FG%	33%	52.5%
3FGs	2-6	2-5
FT%	100%	80%
FTs	1-1	8-10
TOs	13	5
PtsOffTO	3	18
TotReb	14	23
DefReb	7	10
Off Reb	7	13
2ndChPts	5	17
BenchPts	2	4
PtsPaint	12	26
FstBkPt	0	6
Blocks	3	2
Steals	3	12
Assts	7	15
Times Tied:	1
Time Tied:	1:16
Lead Chg:	1
LeadTime	0:19	18:25

 

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Ind Stats

Ind Stats

Turner DOUBLE DOUBLE. 13, 10 Shooting 5-5

Shep 14 pts, 7 Rebs

Rico 19 pts, ND ALL TIME SCORING RECORD

PROHASKA 4 PTS, 2-3, 2 Assists

Mabs 2 pts, 1-5, 6 Assists

Young 0 points 0-4, 3 Rebs, 2 Assists

 

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ND Box

ND Box

Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
3*	MABREY	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	18	26
5*	YOUNG	0	0-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	16	22
11*	TURNER	13	5-5	0-0	3-4	3	7	10	0	0	2	2	1	18	25
24*	OGUNBO	19	8-11	2-3	1-1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	17	18
32*	SHEPARD	14	5-11	0-0	4-5	6	1	7	4	1	2	0	1	18	28
12	PROHASK	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	9	15
33	PATTERS	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	1	1	2		0	0				
TOTALS	       52	21-40	2-5	8-10	13	10	23	15	2	5	2	12		
GAME PCT	        52.5	40.0	80.0

UND Top Performers

PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
11 TURNER	13	10	5-5	0	23
24 OGUNBOWALE	19	1	8-11	1	20
32 SHEPARD	14	7	5-11	4	17
3 MABREY	2	0	1-5	6	8

 

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Duke 1st Half

Duke 1st Half

Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
2*	GORECKI	3	1-6	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	2	2	5	1	1	18	-24
3*	GOODCHI	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	19	-28
5*	ODOM	8	4-7	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	1	2	1	0	1	19	-25
14	SUGGS	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	-8
32	ADAMS	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	-21
11	ROMA	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	-12
24*	AKINBODE	5	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	0	2	2	2	1	2	0	15	-11
25*	WILLIAMS	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	-6
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	2	0	2		0	0				
TOTALS	       25	11-28	2-6	1-1	7	7	14	7	11	13	3	3		
GAME PCT	        39.3	33.3	100.0

DUK Top Performers

PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
24 AKINBODE-JAMES	5	2	2-3	2	9
5 ODOM	8	3	4-7	1	9
3 GOODCHILD	5	2	2-4	2	5
25 WILLIAMS	2	2	1-4	0	1

DUK Foul Trouble

Player	PFs
25 WILLIAMS	3

 

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ND opens with Shep Layup and Turner J

Mabrey breakaway REJECTED!

ND on 20-0 run, 16-0 to end first half

 

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ND missed 5 straight shots still Shep break and dish to Rico for 2

DUKE BASKET! End the ND 22-0 run!

 

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Shep pass to Bri for 2. ALL POSTS!

 

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Duke TREY cuts the lead to 30 pts.

MEDIA TIMEOUT 3rd 04:35 ND 60-30

 

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Turner having monster game 17 pts on 7-8, 14 Rebs

 

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ND turnover on Rico pass on fast break.

Duke trey short, YOung reb, Abby trey NG!

Duke TREY GOOD

Prohaska playing for Mabrey.

DUKE TREY GOOD

ND lead down to 24

3rd Duke TREY IN A ROW. Gorecki one, Goodchild two. DUKE 9-0 run

 

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Rico miss

DUKE TREY!

12-0 run, First Opponent to have 10-0 run against ND this year.

Turner and Young back on the floor.

Rico long miss, crashes the board, gets rep for BUZZER BEATER PUTBACK!

 

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End of 3, ND 64 Duke 44

End of 3, ND 64 Duke 44

Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	3	T
DUK	15	10	19	44
UND	27	25	12	64

STATS  DUKE ND		
FG%	42%	47%
FGs	18-43	27-57
3FG%	47%	29%
3FGs	7-15	2-7
FT%	100%	80%
FTs	1-1	8-10
TOs	16	10
PtsOffTO	8	20
TotReb	22	34
DefReb	14	17
Off Reb	8	17
2ndChPts	5	21
BenchPts	2	4
PtsPaint	14	36
FstBkPt	0	6
Blocks	6	3
Steals	4	15
Assts	13	18
Times Tied:	1
Time Tied:	1:16
Lead Chg:	1
LeadTime	0:19	28:25

 

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12 pt ND 3rd quarter.

Gonna have to work for BURGERS.

 

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3Q Ind Stats

3Q Ind Stats

Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
3*	MABREY	2	1-7	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	5	26	23
5*	YOUNG	0	0-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	4	2	0	0	0	3	26	13
11*	TURNER	17	7-8	0-0	3-4	3	12	15	0	1	3	3	2	24	26
24*	OGUNBO	23	10-18	2-4	1-1	2	1	3	1	1	2	0	3	26	10
32*	SHEPARD	18	7-15	0-0	4-5	7	2	9	6	1	2	0	1	27	25
12	PROHASK	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	15	2
30	VAUGHN	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	-10
33	PATTERS	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	2	1	3		0	0				
TOTALS	      64	27-57	2-7	8-10	17	17	34	18	3	10	3	15		
GAME PCT	          47.4	28.6	80.0				
THIS HALF	12	6-17	0-2	0-0	4	7	11	3	1	5	1	3		
HALF PCT	         35.3	0.0	0

UND Top Performers

PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
11 TURNER	17	15	7-8	0	32
32 SHEPARD	18	9	7-15	6	23
24 OGUNBOWALE	23	3	10-18	1	20
3 MABREY	2	0	1-7	7	7

 

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ND switched to man after all those Duke Treys



TIMEOUT 4th 07:50 ND 73 DUKE 49

Young finding the range with 5 4th period pts.

 

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Pretty break.

Young reb, to rico across the lane to Turner for 2.

DUKE YET ANOTHER TREY! Goodchild

Shep miss off Duke Turnover, PUTBACK GOOD.

SHEPARD DOUBLE DOUBLE


Working on Triple Triple, 24 pts, 10 rebs, 7 assists

Young deflects pass, Shep long outlet to Mabs for the layup

ND by 29

 

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4th 03:46 MEDIA TIMEOUT

ND 83 DUKE 54

UND Specialty Stats
Bench Points 4 (ALL PROHASKA)
Points In Paint 52
Points off Turns 29
Opp Turnovers 21
2nd Chance Points 26
Off Rebounds 19
Fastbreak Points 10
Layups 18-35
Dunks 2-2
Times Tied 1
Times Taken Lead 1
Possessions 64
Scores 40
Avg Poss Time (sec) 0
Pts Per Possession 1.297
Scoring % 62.5
Turnover % 17.2
Time Leading 34:39
Time Trailing 0:19
Time Tied 1:16

 

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#8 MD trailing MINN by 8 with 7:54 to play


#14 MIA down 1 to VT with 6:00 to play.

 

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Vaughn layup takes ND to 85 pts.

Cosgrove in with ABs, Vaughn, Jackie, and Dani

 

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Young long deuce off the rim. Vaughn putback.

Goodchild ANOTHER TREY!

YOUNG FOR THE BURGERS! 89-61

89-21

 

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ND 25-3 Beats Duke 89-61

ND 25-3 Beats Duke 89-61

ND committed only 5 PFs.

Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	3	4	T
DUK	15	10	19	17	61
UND	27	25	12	25	89

STATS  DUKE ND	
FG%	43%	51%
FGs	24-56	39-76
3FG%	50%	25%
3FGs	10-20	2-8
FT%	100%	82%
FTs	3-3	9-11
TOs	21	13
PtsOffTO	13	29
TotReb	25	45
DefReb	15	22
Off Reb	10	23
2ndChPts	7	30
BenchPts	2	8
PtsPaint	20	58
FstBkPt	0	10
Blocks	7	3
Steals	6	17
Assts	17	24
Times Tied:	1
Time Tied:	1:16
Lead Chg:	1
LeadTime	0:19	38:11

 

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ND Ind Stats

ND Ind Stats

Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
3*	MABREY	4	2-9	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	10	0	1	0	5	32	35
5*	YOUNG	7	3-9	0-0	1-1	4	3	7	4	1	0	0	4	36	23
11*	TURNER	21	9-10	0-0	3-4	3	12	15	0	1	3	3	2	28	35
24*	OGUNBO	25	11-19	2-4	1-1	2	1	3	1	1	2	0	3	29	15
32*	SHEPARD	24	10-19	0-0	4-5	8	2	10	7	1	3	0	2	33	36
12	PROHASK	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	2	0	2	0	1	23	6
22	COSGROV	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-1
30	VAUGHN	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	9	-9
33	PATTERS	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	2	1	3		0	0				
TOTALS	        89	39-76	2-8	9-11	23	22	45	24	5	13	3	17		
GAME PCT	          51.3	25.0	81.8				
THIS HALF	37	18-36	0-3	1-1	10	12	22	9	3	8	1	5		
HALF PCT	          35.3	0.0	0				
THIS QTR	25	12-19	0-1	1-1	6	5	11	6	2	3	0	2		
QTR PCT	                 63.2	0.0	100.0

UND Top Performers

PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
11 TURNER	21	15	9-10	0	36
32 SHEPARD	24	10	10-19	7	30
24 OGUNBOWALE	25	3	11-19	1	22
5 YOUNG	7	7	3-9	4	16

 

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Duke Game Box

Duke Game Box

Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
2*	GORECKI	6	2-9	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	5	3	6	2	1	36	-29
3*	GOODCHI	26	9-17	8-14	0-0	0	3	3	3	0	3	0	0	38	-27
5*	ODOM	12	6-12	0-0	0-0	1	6	7	3	2	1	3	2	39	-26
24*	AKINBODE	5	2-5	0-0	1-1	3	2	5	3	4	3	2	0	26	-18
25*	WILLIAMS	10	4-9	0-0	2-2	3	1	4	2	4	2	0	0	28	-1
11	ROMA	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	-12
14	SUGGS	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	7	-5
32	ADAMS	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	21	-22
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	2	1	3		0	0				
TOTALS	        61     24-56	10-20	3-3	10	15	25	17	16	21	7	6		
GAME PCT	       42.9	50.0	100.0				
THIS HALF	36	13-28	8-14	2-2	3	8	11	10	5	8	4	3		
HALF PCT	       46.7	55.6	0				
THIS QTR	17	6-13	3-5	2-2	2	1	3	4	3	5	1	2		
QTR PCT	                46.2	60.0	100.0

DUK Top Performers

PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
3 GOODCHILD	26	3	9-17	3	21
5 ODOM	12	7	6-12	3	20
24 AKINBODE-JAMES	5	5	2-5	3	9
25 WILLIAMS	10	4	4-9	2	9

 

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Today's Top 25 Scores FINALS

Today's Top 25 Scores FINALS

#4 ND 89 Duke 61

#4 UL 71 UVA 49

#6 MSS 80 MS 66

#8 MD 71 MIN 69 (come from behind)

#9 NCS 80 WF 46

#10 IA LOST to IND 75-73

#13 So Car LOT to #16 UK 65-57

#14 MIA LOST 73-65 to VT

#18 SYR 90 PITT 63

 

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Ogunbowale becomes all-time Irish scorer in rout of Duke
Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On a historic Thursday evening for Arike Ogunbowale, Muffet McGraw was just as pleased by the double-doubles she received from frontliners Brianna Turner and Jessica Shepard in No. 5 Notre Dame's 89-61 rout of Duke.

"What a momentous day," McGraw said after Ogunbowale scored 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting to become Notre Dame's all-time leading scorer, passing South Bend native Skyler Diggins-Smith. "I'm really happy for Arike -- she didn't waste any time and keep us in suspense too long. But our game plan was high-low (with Shepard and Turner) and to really exploit that."

The 6-foot-4 Shepard had 24 points (on 10-of-19 shooting) and 10 rebounds -- her 11th double-double of the season and 51st of her career that started at Nebraska -- and the 6-foot-3 Turner had her seventh double-double of the season -- 21 points and 15 rebounds -- and three blocks on the historic night for their teammate.

"It's certainly a blessing, especially with all the great players who have come through this school," said Ogunbowale, who received a pregame message from Diggins-Smith, who is in Dallas awaiting the birth of her first child. "I just wanted to focus on the game, not worry about (the record) and get the win."

The Irish (25-3, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) got more than a win. They moved into solo possession of first place in the ACC, a half-game ahead of Louisville, a team they beat on Jan. 10, and both teams got help from Virginia Tech, which beat the other two-loss ACC team, No. 14 Miami, 73-65.

Ogunbowale entered the night needing 11 points to match Diggins-Smith, who played for McGraw from 2009-13 and finished with 2,357 points. The record-setting basket came after a steal by Ogunbowale, who swished a shot from the free-throw line over Duke's Haley Gorecki with 8:49 left in the second quarter. Ogunbowale now has 2,371 points.

"She's the face of our program," McGraw said. "When you look at what she has done for us over the past four years, it's been fun to watch her grow. When she gets the ball in transition, she's so exciting. She's taught me a lot of things about being fearless and letting things go."

Notre Dame had a video tribute for Ogunbowale at the media break following the basket that delighted the Purcell Pavilion crowd of 8,399 which included the Ogunbowale family from Milwaukee.

Notre Dame used a 22-0 run at the end of the second quarter and beginning of the third -- its 36th run of 10 points or more -- to put away the Blue Devils (11-14, 3-10), who lost their third straight.

Miela Goodchild scored a career-high 26 points with the help of a school-record eight 3-pointers to lead Duke, which became the first Notre Dame opponent to have a run of 10 points or more this season. Leaonna Odom scored 12 points and Jade Williams 10 as Notre Dame held Duke leading scorer Gorecki to six points, 12 under her average.

"We didn't have any illusions about stopping (Ogunbowale) tonight," Duke coach Joanne McCallie said. "Her legacy is long and still going. When Notre Dame plays like this, it's a cut above everyone else. Ever since they lost to Miami, they've been a different team and gone back to the basics. They are using everybody, including their posts, a little more."

BIG PICTURE

Duke: The Blue Devils, whose last victory was an 85-69 triumph on Feb. 7 over the same North Carolina team that beat Notre Dame 78-73 on Jan. 27 in Chapel Hill, had just eight players dressed because of injuries. McCallie's squad shot just 39.3 percent (11 of 28) in the first half and just 28.6 percent (4 of 14) in the second quarter and committed 12 turnovers. But McCallie was pleased with the shooting effort of Goodchild, a freshman from Australia who scored her 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 8-of-14 from beyond the arc.

"Miela showed incredible character playing against a team that was trying to hunt her defensively with different defenders," McCallie said. "Miela found a way to be out there and attacking."

Notre Dame: Coming into the game trailing Diggins-Smith by 11 points, Ogunbowale made sure she wouldn't have the record on her mind when she scored 10 points in the first quarter on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2 of 3 3-pointers. After her first basket, however, she came up with a steal, raced down the floor and missed a layup.

"I wasn't focused on that," Ogunbowale joked. "But I got it back."

UP NEXT

Duke: Sunday at Wake Forest.

Notre Dame: Monday at No. 18 Syracuse.

 

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/21/2019 9:51:00 PM

#5 Irish Down Duke, 89-61
Ogunbowale breaks all-time scoring record

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – History was made on Thursday night inside Purcell Pavilion as a new Notre Dame all-time scoring record holder was crowned in senior guard Arike Ogunbowale. The No. 5 Fighting Irish (25-3, 12-2) scored 52 first half points against the Duke Blue Devils (11-13, 3-9) before rolling to the 89-61 final.

For the second time this season, three Irish players scored over 20 points, led by the new scoring leader in Ogunbowale. The Milwaukee native tallied 25 points and now possesses 2,371 in her career, flying past Skylar Diggins-Smith's record of 2,357 points.

Joining Ogunbowale in the spotlight tonight were posts Brianna Turner and Jessica Shepard. Turner tied her season high of 21 points while setting a new season best in rebounds with 15, achieving her seventh double-double. Shepard notched 24 points and 10 rebounds, earning her 11th double-double on the year and her fourth in the last five games.

"I'm really happy for Arike. She didn't waste any time and didn't keep us in suspense too long. What a momentous day," Karen & Kevin Keyes Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said. "Offensively, we were really on point today."

How It Happened
The Irish scored seven of its first 12 points off of turnovers, claiming a narrow 12-9 lead at the 3:38 mark. Then Notre Dame recorded a 9-0 run in less than a two minute stretch before extending its lead to 27-15 at the end of the quarter. Both Shepard and Ogunbowale boasted 10 points after the first, as the latter sat one point away from tying the scoring record.

Then at the 8:49 mark in the second, history was made - Ogunbowale surpassed the record with a pull-up jumper at the free-throw line, bringing the crowd to its feet. The senior went on to score the first six points of the quarter before ending the half with 19 total points, tying her first half season high.

Furthermore, Notre Dame ended the last 4:43 of the half on a 16-0 run, claiming a 52-25 advantage at the midway point. The Irish forced 13 first half turnovers in which they converted into 18 points. Both Shepard (14 points) and Turner (13 points) joined Ogunbowale in double figures, as Turner already achieved a double-double with 10 rebounds.

The Irish, who kept the Blue Devils off the board for the final 5:07 of the half, extended the scoreless streak for the first 3:42 of the third, scoring the first six points of the second half.

However, the Blue Devils displayed some fight over the second half of the third quarter, scoring 12 straight points, before an Ogunbowale buzzer-beating layup ended the run to remain up 64-44 heading into the fourth. Duke's run marked the first time the Irish defense had surrendered a 10-0 run or higher this season.

Notre Dame responded by recording a 17-3 scoring stretch in the fourth, before picking up win No. 25 overall and No. 12 in league play.

"It's really a blessing (to become the all-time scoring leader)," Ogunbowale said. "To think of all the great players that have come through this school, to be at the top of that list is an honor, especially to do it at Notre Dame."

Notes

• With the win, Notre Dame moves to 17-1 all-time in the series against Duke, including a perfect 6-0 mark at home.
• Irish also move to 88-5 all-time in ACC play since joining the league for the 2013-14 season.
• Irish have won 57 straight conference games at home, which dates back to 2012.
• Arike Ogunbowale became Notre Dame's all-time scoring leader tonight, surpassing Skylar Diggins' top mark of 2,357. Ogunbowale scored 25 points tonight, moving her career total to 2,371.
• Ogunbowale tallied her ACC leading 18th game with 20-plus points. It also marked her 51st of her career, which ranks as the second most in Irish history, trailing just Beth (Morgan) Cunningham's 56.
• Ogunbowale poured in 19 points in the first half, which tied her first half season high.
• Turner posted a double-double by halftime with 13 points and 10 boards. Turner finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds - her seventh double-double on the year and 28th of her career.
• Turner tied her season high of 21 points and set a new season best of 15 rebounds.
• The Irish defense surrendered their first 10-0 run of the season, when Duke scored 12 straight in the third quarter.
• Shepard recorded her 11th double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds. It marked her fourth double-double in the last five games. It also marked her highest point total this year when recording a double-double.
• Shepard tied her career high of seven assists and thus was three assists shy of a triple-double.
• Mabrey tied her career high of 10 assists for the third time and tied her season high of five steals for the second time.
• Young tied her season high of four steals for the third time.
  
  Up Next
  The Irish hit the road for their final regular season away game to take on No. 18 Syracuse on Monday night. Tip is set for 6 p.m. ET, airing live on ESPN2.

--ND--​

 

[Old Man Mike]

Congratulations to Arike. When she's hot she's impossible to defend. She was hot tonight.

I noticed that Muffet was sure to praise Arike, but noticed the quick shift to make sure we all realized how central the post-post play is to what happens. Also i noticed that, as usual, when it's not needed "Big Game Jackie" remains contentedly quiet and all-team. Marina did that too this game.

It was nice to see Abby take a few shots and make a couple. She is our only dependable bench player --- it is good that she understands defenses so well and actually solidifies ours in certain zones. ... and is a great example to the others of scrapping on the floor.

I'm hoping very hard for Vaughn to emerge healthy and aggressively. I think that she DOESN'T understand the defenses well enough for Muffet's liking --- but Mykala seems to WANT to play hard so I'm fingers-crossed that she becomes our post substitute here late season --- that is at least not foolish blue-skying.

If we can afford to sub Abby and Mykala for significant minutes to spell the fab five, we might just survive this task coming up (ACC + NCAA) without a true point guard nor dependable positional sub. It really is a tough ask though for Marina and Jackie to hold up vs irritating lightning fast pressers.

If I were a guard-rich opponent, I'd try to press our brains out. And if I were Muffet I'd be preparing against that with pass-oriented over-the-top press-breaking featuring Jess at half court. She has the perfect combo of good hands, good head, and strong body to make that work safely and even dangerously.