Notre Dame Women's Basketball Cruises To 85-47 Win Over Boston College

Freshman KK Bransford hit a new career-high, while Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron each hit double figures and midseason enrollee Cassandre Prosper scored her first career points in Notre Dame's seventh straight victory

Notre Dame women’s basketball established its presence with authority in Sunday’s 85-47 win over an overmatched Boston College team. The Fighting Irish (12-1, 3-0 ACC) hit seven of their first 11 shots and nine of 16 in a first quarter in which they outscored the visiting Eagles (11-5, 1-2) 25-8.

KK Bransford led all scorers with 11 points in the first quarter, going 3 for 3 from the field and 5 for 5 at the free throw line. The freshman guard finished with a new career-high 17 points to tie teammate Olivia Miles for the game-high scoring effort.

BC’s defense was supposed to be a concern for the Irish, especially after Notre Dame saw Miami total 15 steals in Thursday’s narrow 66-63 win over the Hurricanes. Boston College entered the game averaging 10.4 steals per game, which is third in the ACC behind Miami and Clemson.

The Eagles managed just one steal in the first quarter, which saw Notre Dame score seven points off seven BC turnovers. BC finished with just eight steals, while the Irish flipped the script with 15 steals of their own to outscore the visitors 19-14 in the points off turnovers department.

Sonia Citron finished with 15 points. She and Miles have registered double-digit points in all but one game this season.

Boston College outscored Notre Dame 19-12 in the third quarter. It was the only period in which the Eagles held a scoring advantage over the Irish in the lopsided game. They closed the quarter on an 8-0 run, despite the Irish hitting five of their last seven shots in the third.

After playing just three minutes in the first half of her career debut at Miami, midseason enrollee Cassandre Prosper played a little more than 16.5 minutes against the Eagles. Prosper scored her first career points on a 3-pointer from the left wing in front of the Irish bench.

The 6-3 guard later came up with a steal and a coast-to-coast layup to highlight her Purcell Pavilion debut. She finished the game with seven points and nine rebounds, helping her team dominate 46-28 on the boards and a resounding 56-36 points in the paint scoring advantage.

The Irish are off for the next week. Their next game will be next Sunday, Jan. 8 at North Carolina.

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