Box Score
NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- No. 22 Notre Dame had five players reach double figures and forced 29 turnovers en route to defeating the Cansius College women's basketball team 93-46 on Tuesday night from the Joyce Center.
Laura Buetow and Amanda Cavo each had 10 points to lead Canisius (3-2) in scoring. JJ Williams had a team-high seven rebounds for the Griffs.
Ashley Barlow led all scorers with 18 points and had a game-high six assists and four steals while Charel Allen had 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting for the Irish (5-1).
The Irish scored the opening eight points of the game before the Griffs responded with an 8-0 run of their own and eventually took an 11-10 advantage. With the Irish ahead 17-13, Notre Dame's press started to affect Canisius as the Irish went on an 18-2 run to increase its lead to 35-15. After consecutive 3-pointers by Micayla Drysdale and Cavo, Notre Dame scored 11 of the last 12 points of the half to go up 49-22 at the break.
The Griffs also became affected by foul trouble in the first half as Brittan? Russell picked up her third foul with 9:32 remaining and Drysdale getting two fouls in the last minute of the half to finish the opening 20 minutes with four.
The teams played a more even second half before the Irish extended their lead late with a 20-3 run that took a 71-41 lead and pushed it to 91-44.
“We had a tough time with their press, with their length and athleticism. The pressure put us back on our heels a little bit,” Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. “When we relaxed, we found some success.
"Notre Dame is a very good team, and they showed that tonight."
Canisius returns to the road this weekend when the Golden Griffins play at Wright State Saturday. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Game Notes: Canisius extended its streak of games with a made 3-point field goal to 395 on a make by Cavo 5:10 into the first half... Ellie Radke played for the first time this season and saw 11 minutes of action... Notre Dame and Canisius played for the first time in women's basketball... Canisius played a ranked team for the second time this season, which is the first time since the program went to the Division I level... The Griffs are the first team this season to hold a lead against Notre Dame in an Irish victory as Canisius held an 11-10 lead early in the first half.
