Sonia Citron made her first six threes and finished 6-of-7 to give the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish their firepower in a 76-54 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers Sunday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. Citron’s previous career high for made triples in a game was four.
On a sobering note, however, Notre Dame sharpshooter Dara Mabrey suffered a lower leg injury on a fast break one minute and 59 seconds into the game and did not return.
Virginia was without its second-leading scorer and leading rebounder, Mir McLean, who is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. The Cavs were also missing their third-leading scorer and a former member of the Notre Dame program in Sam Brunelle, who was suspended for one game for a fighting foul.
Citron finished at 20 points, with the other bucket coming on a floater from the left baseline. She added nine rebounds and three assists; the points and rebounds were both game highs.
Citron’s fourth three of the game gave the Irish their first 20-point lead of the afternoon at the 7:29 mark of the third. It capped an 8-0 Notre Dame run that also featured a 3-point play by Lauren Ebo after an offensive rebound. Much like they did in the first and second quarters, the Cavaliers battled and did their best to…
