Cable, No. 3 Notre Dame women hold off No. 18 DePaul 95-90
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Madison Cable had 21 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 3 Notre Dame hold off a furious second-half rally by No. 18 DePaul for a 95-90 win Wednesday night.
The Irish (8-1) scored 65 points in the first half and built a 26-point lead. They did it by shooting 76.5 percent from the field ( 26 of 34), including 8 of 11 from 3-point range.
DePaul (6-3) used a 19-5 run in the third quarter to get back into the game. Chanise Jenkins led the Blue Demons with 21 points and Jessica January added 17.
The Irish (8-1) faced their third straight ranked opponent and now have won eight straight against the Blue Demons, who haven't beaten them since 2008.
Notre Dame broke the Blue Demons' signature press during its fast start. DePaul opponents were averaging just over 60 points per game coming in, but the Irish hit 61 with 2:20 left in the first half.
The Irish took control in the second quarter with a 23-4 run, including 14 straight capped by Michaela Mabrey's 3-pointer from the left wing. At that point, the Irish had made 22 of their 27 shots.
TIP-INS
DePaul: This marked the start of a four-game road swing that will take the Blue Demons to No. 15 Texas A&M, South Dakota State and No. 12 Northwestern over the next 10 days. DePaul has already faced (and lost to) No. 4 Baylor and No. 1 UConn this season.
Notre Dame: The Irish tied a school record with 13 3-pointers in last Saturday's 91-81 loss at top-ranked UConn, and ranked second in the nation in 3-point field goal shooting at 45.3 percent coming into Wednesday.
UP NEXT
DePaul travels to face No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday.
Notre Dame is at TCU on Saturday.
