Hailey Van Lith definitely didn’t feel the early morning rust as she dropped 26 points, including 17 of her team’s first 20 points, in Louisville’s 74-48 win over Wake Forest Friday. She was 62.5 percent from the 3-point line, as she did most of her damage from there in the first quarter, where the Cardinals led 20-8 and never looked back. This late-morning win kicked off the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
Despite missing conference assist leader Olivia Miles, Notre Dame was able to hold off NC State, 66-60, who were also missing Diamond Johnson. Sonia Citron (28 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals) and Maddy Westbeld (15 points and 10 rebounds) more than picked up the slack. Notre Dame and Louisville will face each other for a third time this season in the semifinals on Saturday.
Duke edges out North Carolina in triangle defensive slugfest
This game was a true throwback to blacktop basketball as it was what people would call a knockout, dragout fight as Duke Blue defeated their triangle rival North Carolina, 44-40. It was not only the lowest-scoring game of this rivalry, but also the fewest points ever scored by a winning team in the ACC Tournament.
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