Women's Hoops Knocks Off No. 16 Notre Dame, 80-70
By TOM COYNE
AP Sports Writer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Tamara James scored 27 points, and ChaniviaBroussard had 16 points and eight rebounds as Miami beat No. 16 Notre Dame80-70 Saturday for its eighth straight victory.
The Hurricanes (11-3, 3-0 Big East) outrebounded the bigger Irish 47-39,including 24 offensive rebounds, and forced 28 turnovers.
Miami beat the Irish (9-4, 1-1) for just the third time in 15 tries and forthe first time in South Bend since 1987.
The Irish, who lost 71-54 to Purdue a week ago, dropped two straight homegames for the first time since the start of the 1994-95 season. That was alsothe last time the Irish lost two home games in a season.
The score was tied at 44 at halftime, but Meaghan Saake hit a 3-pointer tostart the second half, and the Hurricanes never trailed again. The Irish weredown just 57-56 after Jacqueline Batteast scored on a layup with 8:43 left, butNotre Dame didn’t score another basket from the floor until Alicia Ratay hit a3-pointer with 39 seconds left to cut the lead to 75-66.
Melissa Knight started the decisive 15-5 run by the Hurricanes by hitting a3-pointer. James hit a pair of 3-pointers as Miami continued to pull away.
Shaquana Wilkins added 10 points for Miami, and Yalonda McCormick had nineassists, seven in the first 13 minutes. She also had four of Miami’s 14 steals.
Teresa Borton led the Irish with 13 points, and Batteast had 12 points and11 rebounds. Le’Tania Severe scored 12 points, but she also turned the ballover 11 times.
The Hurricanes’ winning streak is their longest since they had a 10-game runduring the 1992-93 season.
