Jewell Loyd scores 18 to lead 1-seed Notre Dame past Montana
Jewell Loyd scored 18 points and top-seed Notre Dame used its size and speed to overwhelm 16th-seeded Montana 77-43 Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Montana Lady Griz
43
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONT | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| ND | 43 | 34 | 77 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Kansas State Wildcats | L 62-67 | NCAAW |
| 11/7/26 | @ BYU Cougars | L 53-97 | NCAAW |
| 11/3/26 | vs Montana Western Bulldogs | W 91-45 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:42 43-77
Markisha Wright made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 43-75
Foul on Mekayla Isaak.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 43-75
Foul on Shanae Gilham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 43-75
Mekayla Isaak made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Haley Vining.
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JumpShot 3:02 40-75
Mychal Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Michaela Mabrey.
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PersonalFoul 3:30 40-73
Foul on Diamond Thompson.
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LayUpShot 4:46 40-73
Whitney Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Hannah Huffman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:53 40-71
Michaela Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mychal Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:20 40-68
Kayleigh Valley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:20 39-68
Kayleigh Valley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:20 38-68
Foul on Markisha Wright.
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LayUpShot 6:40 38-68
Markisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Hannah Huffman.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:25 38-66
Michaela Mabrey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:25 38-65
Foul on Maggie Rickman.
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JumpShot 7:55 38-65
Madison Cable made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:11 38-63
Foul on Kellie Cole Rubel.
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JumpShot 8:52 38-63
Maggie Rickman made Jumper. Assisted by Kellie Cole Rubel.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:16 36-63
Brianna Turner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:16 36-62
Foul on Alycia Sims.
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JumpShot 9:31 36-62
Shanae Gilham made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:56 34-62
Michaela Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hannah Huffman.
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JumpShot 11:34 34-59
Michaela Mabrey made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:55 34-57
McCalle Feller made Jumper. Assisted by Kellie Cole Rubel.
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LayUpShot 12:15 32-57
Taya Reimer made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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PersonalFoul 12:46 32-55
Foul on Kathryn Westbeld.
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PersonalFoul 12:47 32-55
Foul on Kellie Cole Rubel.
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LayUpShot 13:25 32-55
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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JumpShot 13:56 32-53
Kathryn Westbeld made Jumper. Assisted by Taya Reimer.
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PersonalFoul 15:04 32-51
Foul on Maggie Rickman.
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JumpShot 15:34 32-51
Kayleigh Valley made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:54 30-51
Foul on Madison Cable.
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JumpShot 16:15 30-51
Brianna Turner made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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LayUpShot 16:44 30-49
Jewell Loyd made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:57 30-47
Kellie Cole Rubel made Jumper.
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JumpShot 17:44 28-47
Jewell Loyd made Jumper.
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JumpShot 17:59 28-45
McCalle Feller made Jumper. Assisted by Carly Selvig.
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LayUpShot 18:16 26-45
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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JumpShot 19:16 26-43
Kellie Cole Rubel made Jumper. Assisted by McCalle Feller.
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JumpShot 0:02 24-43
Jewell Loyd made Jumper. Assisted by Kathryn Westbeld.
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LayUpShot 0:13 24-41
Kellie Cole Rubel made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 22-41
Kathryn Westbeld made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 22-40
Kathryn Westbeld made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 22-39
Foul on Carly Selvig.
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TipShot 1:17 22-39
Kathryn Westbeld made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 22-37
Foul on Maggie Rickman.
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PersonalFoul 1:43 22-37
Foul on Maggie Rickman.
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LayUpShot 2:24 22-37
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:30 22-35
Foul on Madison Cable.
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LayUpShot 3:31 22-35
Alycia Sims made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:09 20-35
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:09 20-34
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:09 20-33
Foul on Alycia Sims.
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JumpShot 4:41 20-33
McCalle Feller made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:59 18-33
Kathryn Westbeld made Layup. Assisted by Jewell Loyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:32 18-31
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:32 18-30
Foul on Kellie Cole Rubel.
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LayUpShot 5:33 18-30
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:39 18-28
McCalle Feller made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:50 16-28
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:50 16-27
Foul on Carly Selvig.
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End Game 0:00 43-77
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 43-77
Markisha Wright Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:29 43-77
Diamond Thompson Block.
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JumpShot 0:29 43-77
Rachel Staudacher missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:32 43-77
Rachel Staudacher Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 43-77
Haley Vining missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:42 43-77
Markisha Wright made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 43-75
Markisha Wright Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 43-75
Mychal Johnson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 43-75
Foul on Mekayla Isaak.
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Defensive Rebound 1:04 43-75
Markisha Wright Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 43-75
Shanae Gilham missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 43-75
Haley Vining Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:10 43-75
Diamond Thompson missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 43-75
Foul on Shanae Gilham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 43-75
Mekayla Isaak made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Haley Vining.
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Defensive Rebound 2:18 40-75
Montana Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:18 40-75
Mekayla Isaak Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:18 40-75
Michaela Mabrey missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:31 40-75
Mychal Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:31 40-75
Haley Vining Turnover.
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JumpShot 3:02 40-75
Mychal Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Michaela Mabrey.
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 40-73
Markisha Wright Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:18 40-73
Shanae Gilham missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:30 40-73
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:30 40-73
Foul on Diamond Thompson.
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Offensive Rebound 3:36 40-73
Alycia Sims Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:36 40-73
Hannah Doran missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:42 40-73
Kayleigh Valley Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:42 40-73
Markisha Wright missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:10 40-73
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:10 40-73
Kayleigh Valley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:25 40-73
Montana Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:25 40-73
Whitney Holloway missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:32 40-73
Markisha Wright Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:32 40-73
Haley Vining missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:46 40-73
Whitney Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Hannah Huffman.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:04 40-71
Haley Vining Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 5:11 40-71
Kayleigh Valley Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:11 40-71
Mychal Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 315 events.
Team Stats
MONT
ND
19-62
FG
33-53
31
Field Goal %
62
2-21
3PT
2-8
10
Three Point %
25
3-5
FT
9-17
60
Free Throw %
53
32
Rebounds
38
12
Offensive Rebounds
6
20
Defensive Rebounds
32
11
Assists
20
7
Steals
10
3
Blocks
5
17
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
10
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
12
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