From the Notre Dame athletic department:
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The mission this week – protect Purcell Pavilion – and the No. 20/18 Notre Dame women’s basketball team (16-4, 7-2) continue to do just that, defeating Boston College (14-7, 5-5) by the score of 74-61 on Sunday. As a result, the Fighting Irish not only avenged a loss from 10 days ago, but also improved to 9-0 at home.
It was a superb day for Notre Dame freshman point guard Olivia Miles, who poured in a career high 30 points. The New Jersey native shot 12-of-19 from the field, including a career best 4-for-8 from three. She also dished out six assists and grabbed four boards.
Miles became the fifth different Irish freshman to score 30 or more points in a game, with Alicia Ratay holding the high mark of 32 set back on Dec. 4, 1999. The full list includes: Arike Ogunbowale (30 vs Central Michigan on 11/11/16), Skylar Diggins-Smith (31 vs Vermont on 3/23/10), Sam Brunelle (31 vs Depaul on 12/11/19) and Alicia Ratay (32 vs UNC on 12/4/99).
Maya Dodson’s career high streak of double-digit scoring games was extended with 12 points today. She also collected her third double-double during that stretch as well with 10 boards, and matched her career high with six blocks.
Lastly, Sonia Citron posted her fifth straight game in double figures with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor.
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