No. 5 Notre Dame women beat Boston College 85-48

Updated Jan. 1, 2023 2:12 p.m. ET

Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Olivia Miles and KK Bransford scored 17 points apiece as No. 5 Notre Dame dominated Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College 85-48 on Sunday.

Miles had six rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Bransford produced a career-best in scoring.

Sonia Citron tallied 15 points to go with six rebounds and four assists for the Fighting Irish (12-1, 3-0).

Andrea Daley scored 17 points and Taina Mair had 10, while Maria Gakeng blocked six shots for Boston College (11-5, 1-2).

BIG PICTURE

Notre Dame: The Irish scored 85 points or more for the 10th time in 2022-23 and extended the team’s win streak to six. Notre Dame beat visiting Merrimack 108-44 on Dec. 10.

Boston College: A win for the Eagles would have been the first at Notre Dame since 2020 and the first victory against a top-five opponent since defeating then-No. 2 Ohio State in the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame: Continues Atlantic Coast Conference play at No. 13 North Carolina on Jan. 8. The Irish beat the Tar Heels 70-65 in South Bend in 2021-22.

Boston College: Visits No. 6 North Carolina State on Thursday. The Eagles lost 85-78 to the Wolfpack in 2021-22.

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