SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame’s 85-48 win over Boston College was a coming-out party for a couple of new faces. [autotag]KK Bransford[/autotag] has been around throughout the season, and the freshman’s 17 points set a personal high for the season, not to mention tied with [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] for the game’s scoring lead. Early enrollee and Montreal native [autotag]Cassandre Prosper[/autotag] played her first home game and made the most of it with seven points and a game-high nine rounds.
All of this led to a happy [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] being joined by both freshmen in the postgame news conference. With the ease of the victory and the emergence of two players who could represent the program’s future, it was easy to feel relaxed when taking questions from the assembled media. The way this team is playing, there will be plenty more of those as the season continues. For now though, here is what they said: