Natalie Achonwa leads No. 2 Irish in victorious ACC debut
Natalie Achonwa had 15 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 2 Notre Dame beat Clemson 71-51 in the Irish's ACC debut. Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half for Notre Dame.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Clemson Tigers
51
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEM | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| ND | 27 | 44 | 71 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | L 44-65 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | vs UNC Greensboro Spartans | W 72-44 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers | W 76-57 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Radford Highlanders | W 68-47 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:40 51-71
Hannah Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Markisha Wright.
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JumpShot 1:00 51-69
Nyliah Jamison-Myers made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 49-69
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 49-68
Foul on Quinyotta Pettaway.
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LayUpShot 2:04 49-68
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:35 49-66
Jewell Loyd made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:02 49-64
Nyliah Jamison-Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Lindsay.
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LayUpShot 3:50 47-64
Quinyotta Pettaway made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 45-64
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 45-63
Foul on Kelly Gramlich.
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LayUpShot 4:15 45-63
Ariel Braker made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Achonwa.
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JumpShot 4:41 45-61
Chancie Dunn made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 43-61
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 43-60
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 43-59
Foul on Charmaine Tay.
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PersonalFoul 5:16 43-59
Foul on Nyliah Jamison-Myers.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 43-59
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 43-58
Foul on Nikki Dixon.
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JumpShot 5:36 43-58
Kayla McBride made Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Achonwa.
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PersonalFoul 6:15 43-56
Foul on Natalie Achonwa.
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LayUpShot 6:44 43-56
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:07 43-54
Nikki Dixon made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:21 41-54
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:21 41-53
Foul on Quinyotta Pettaway.
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PersonalFoul 7:53 41-53
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:05 41-53
Quinyotta Pettaway made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:05 40-53
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 8:19 40-53
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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PersonalFoul 8:21 40-51
Foul on Chelsea Lindsay.
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PersonalFoul 8:25 40-51
Foul on Quinyotta Pettaway.
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LayUpShot 8:37 40-51
Chancie Dunn made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:05 38-51
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:05 38-50
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:05 38-49
Foul on Quinyotta Pettaway.
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PersonalFoul 9:17 38-49
Foul on Quinyotta Pettaway.
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JumpShot 9:36 38-49
Kelly Gramlich made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:02 36-49
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:52 36-47
Kelly Gramlich made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Lindsay.
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PersonalFoul 11:05 33-47
Foul on Nyliah Jamison-Myers.
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JumpShot 11:34 33-47
Kelly Gramlich made Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Lindsay.
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PersonalFoul 11:47 31-47
Foul on Natalie Achonwa.
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PersonalFoul 11:59 31-47
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 12:12 31-47
Natalie Achonwa made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:34 31-45
Chancie Dunn made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:57 29-45
Kayla McBride made Layup. Assisted by Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 13:11 29-43
Chancie Dunn made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:33 27-43
Jewell Loyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Achonwa.
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LayUpShot 14:22 27-40
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:48 27-38
Charmaine Tay made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:20 25-38
Natalie Achonwa made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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PersonalFoul 15:56 25-36
Foul on Lindsay Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:25 25-36
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:25 25-35
Foul on Nikki Dixon.
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LayUpShot 16:25 25-35
Jewell Loyd made Layup.
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LayUpShot 17:09 25-33
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:55 25-31
Natalie Achonwa made Layup. Assisted by Jewell Loyd.
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JumpShot 19:10 25-29
Nikki Dixon made Jumper.
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JumpShot 19:35 23-29
Kayla McBride made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 23-27
Foul on Ariel Braker.
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LayUpShot 2:02 23-27
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 51-71
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 51-71
Michaela Mabrey Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:14 51-71
Chelsea Lindsay missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:40 51-71
Hannah Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Markisha Wright.
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JumpShot 1:00 51-69
Nyliah Jamison-Myers made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:03 49-69
Nyliah Jamison-Myers Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:03 49-69
Charmaine Tay missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 49-69
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:30 49-68
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 49-68
Natalie Achonwa missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 1:30 49-68
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:30 49-68
Foul on Quinyotta Pettaway.
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Steal 1:33 49-68
Kayla McBride Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:34 49-68
Quinyotta Pettaway Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:04 49-68
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:11 49-66
Kayla McBride Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:11 49-66
Chancie Dunn missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:35 49-66
Jewell Loyd made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:02 49-64
Nyliah Jamison-Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Lindsay.
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 47-64
Quinyotta Pettaway Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:18 47-64
Kayla McBride missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:50 47-64
Quinyotta Pettaway made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:52 45-64
Quinyotta Pettaway Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:54 45-64
Natalie Achonwa Block.
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LayUpShot 3:54 45-64
Chancie Dunn missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 45-64
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 45-63
Foul on Kelly Gramlich.
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LayUpShot 4:15 45-63
Ariel Braker made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Achonwa.
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JumpShot 4:41 45-61
Chancie Dunn made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 43-61
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 43-60
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 43-59
Foul on Charmaine Tay.
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PersonalFoul 5:16 43-59
Foul on Nyliah Jamison-Myers.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:16 43-59
Nyliah Jamison-Myers Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 43-59
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 43-58
Foul on Nikki Dixon.
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JumpShot 5:36 43-58
Kayla McBride made Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Achonwa.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:51 43-56
Nyliah Jamison-Myers Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 6:15 43-56
Foul on Natalie Achonwa.
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LayUpShot 6:44 43-56
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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Team Stats
CLEM
ND
22-49
FG
25-55
45
Field Goal %
45
3-6
3PT
2-10
50
Three Point %
20
4-6
FT
19-27
67
Free Throw %
70
27
Rebounds
36
8
Offensive Rebounds
16
19
Defensive Rebounds
20
8
Assists
15
2
Steals
6
0
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
20
2
Fast Break Points
12
22
Points in Paint
42
22
Fouls
12
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