South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Kayla McBride scored 19 points and pulled
down five rebounds to help No. 2 Notre Dame take a 64-42 win over Cincinnati
on Saturday.
Kaila Turner scored 11 points for the Fighting Irish (20-1, 8-0 Big East), who
have won their past 15 games. Natalie Achonwa scored nine points with six
rebounds and Skylar Diggins added nine points and seven assists.
Kayla Cook scored 12 points for the Bearcats (8-13, 0-8), who have lost eight
straight games.
Notre Dame scored the first 10 points of the game and never looked back as the
team closed the first 20 minutes with a 13-5 run to take a 37-15 lead into the
break.
The Bearcats tried to keep up and used six straight points to get within 16,
39-23, just over two minutes into the second half, but the Irish scored the
next 14 points to put the contest away.
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