TALLAHASSEE. – It was five games in 11 days for the No. 20/19 Notre Dame women’s basketball team, as the Fighting Irish’s (18-5, 9-3) final leg of the gauntlet ended with a 70-65 loss at Florida State (11-10, 5-6). The Irish fought back down 18 with eight minutes remaining to pull within two points, but just couldn’t get the tying basket to fall.
The loss marked the first time the Irish fell to the Seminoles in the all-time series, now at 11-1-0.
Olivia Miles led all ND scorers with 17 points, including nine in the fourth quarter. Both Sonia Citron and Maya Dodson supplied 15 points, as the latter earned a double-double with a team high 10 rebounds. Maddy Westbeld rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points, including a 2-for-2 mark from three.
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