No. 3 Notre Dame tops Syracuse 90-62

Jan 21, 2016, 09:17 pm

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Michaela Mabrey scored 20 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead No. 3 Notre Dame to a 90-62 rout of Syracuse on Thursday night.

Brianna Turner added 19 points, Arike Ogunbowale 14 and Madison Cable 13 as the Irish (18-1, 6-0 ACC) had a balanced offense for the second straight game.

Brianna Butler and Alexis Peterson scored 12 points each for Syracuse (14-5, 4-2).

Notre Dame blocked a season-high 10 shots, six of those by Turner, and Syracuse was held to a season-low 28 percent shooting (23-of-82). The Irish made 55 percent of their shots (33-of-60), connected on 23-of-34 field goal attempts in the first half while Syracuse went 11-of-40.

Notre Dame led by as many as 33 points in both halves. The Irish hit their first five shots to take a 13-5 lead and never looked back.