Massachusetts Minutewomen @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1-3, 0-2 Away
50
1-3, 0-2 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MASS | 19 | 31 | 50 |
| 53 | 41 | 94 |
2-0, 1-0 Home
94
2-0, 1-0 Home
Notre Dame crushes UMass to win home opener
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Skylar Diggins scored 15 points and Kayla McBride had 18 points to help No. 7 Notre Dame beat Massachusetts 94-50 in its home opener on Sunday.
Jewell Lloyd scored 13 and Michaela Mabrey added 10 for the Fighting Irish (2-0), who went on a 17-0 run midway through the first half, and scored 30 points off of UMass' 20 turnovers in the half.
Jasmine Watson had eight points and eight rebounds for the Minutewomen (1-3).
Rashida Timbilla, Kim Pierre-Louis and forward Aisha Rodney also scored eight points each for UMass.
The Minutewomen were outrebounded 34-25.
The Irish led 53-19 at halftime, then cruised, only outscoring the Minutewomen 41-31 in the second half.
Game Information
South Bend, IN
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 16-2 | - | 28-7 |
| Ball State | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Massachusetts | 15-3 | 1 | 23-7 |
| Central Michigan | 12-6 | 4 | 18-12 |
| Ohio | 11-7 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Toledo | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Kent State | 9-9 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 10 | 13-16 |
| Western Michigan | 5-13 | 11 | 9-20 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 12 | 7-23 |
| Akron | 4-14 | 12 | 7-24 |
| Buffalo | 1-17 | 15 | 3-27 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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