{"id":7740,"date":"2025-01-20T06:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2025-01-20T06:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:29:50","slug":"winning-ways-continue-third-ranked-irish-stifle-smu-88-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=7740","title":{"rendered":"Winning Ways Continue As Third-Ranked Irish Stifle SMU, 88-64"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Winning<\/b><\/p>\n

SOUTH BEND, Ind.<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 No. 3 Notre Dame (16-2, 7-0) notched an 11th consecutive win on Sunday evening, as the Irish downed visiting SMU (10-9, 2-5), 88-64. Notre Dame is 7-0 in conference play for the first time since 2015-16.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis group plays with a ton of grit, edge and a toughness about them,\u201d Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said postgame. \u201cThe way that they defend, their activity on the ball, trying to impose their will.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SMU<\/span>AT<\/span>Notre Dame<\/span>(10 – 9, 2 – 5)<\/span>(16 – 2, 7 – 0)<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/th>\n1st Quarter<\/i><\/span><\/th>\n2nd Quarter<\/i><\/span><\/th>\n3rd Quarter<\/i><\/span><\/th>\n4th Quarter<\/i><\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/i><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SMU<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud83c\udfc6 Notre Dame<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n88<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/th>\nSMU<\/i><\/span><\/th>\nNotre Dame<\/i><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FG%<\/span><\/td>\n39.10%<\/span><\/td>\n46.50%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-Pt FG%<\/span><\/td>\n26.32%<\/span><\/td>\n11.11%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FT%<\/span><\/td>\n64.30%<\/span><\/td>\n80.00%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TREB<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TO<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STL<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Notre Dame scored 50 points in the paint and had 17 offensive rebounds in a game where the group had a major size advantage. The Irish had 12 turnovers after 21 against Georgia Tech on Thursday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe focused on taking care of the ball after having more turnovers than we wanted in the last game, and I thought that helped our offense execute a lot better,\u201d Ivey added.<\/p>\n

The Irish started slow and surrendered a 6-0 run to SMU, giving them an 8-5 lead at the media timeout. Hannah Hidalgo came out of the timeout with a steal and layup, her first points back after missing two games with an ankle sprain.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame was hot for the latter half of the quarter, finishing on a 10-2 run while going 6-8 from the field. Olivia Miles had 7 points and 4 boards before leaving the game with an ankle injury. She returned in Q2 and buried a triple shortly thereafter, becoming the first player in the game to reach 10 points.<\/p>\n

The offense to end the first frame carried over to start the second, as Notre Dame went on a 20-3 run from 3:38 in the first quarter to 6:17 in the second. The run in the second alone was 12-1. The Irish went 4-5 from the floor and 4-5 from the charity stripe. Notre Dame led by as many as 19 points in Q2, but SMU closed on an 11-5 run of its own to cut the lead to 13 at the half. They hit three treys during that run.<\/p>\n

The Irish had a 41-28 lead at the break. Miles led all players with 13 points, and Hidalgo had 10. Sonia Citron had 3 blocks, and Hidalgo had 3 swipes.<\/p>\n