Olivia Miles scores 19, No. 7 Notre Dame women roll past American in the Bahamas

BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 7 Notre Dame cruised to a 90-65 win over American at the Goombay Splash on Thursday.

Sonia Citron added 17 points and Dara Mabrey had 15 for the Irish (5-0), who play Arizona State in their second game Saturday at 4:15 p.m. (ET)

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For the third time in four games, the team had at least five players with 10+ points, four of them starters. The Irish entered the evening averaging 91.3 points per game (first in the ACC and fourth nationally), and the 90-point performance on Thursday didn’t do much to change that. 

“I’m so grateful to be spending Thanksgiving in the Bahamas with family, friends and this team,” Ivey said after the game. “I loved the balance we displayed tonight with five players in double figures. Olivia [Miles] and Sonia [Citron] were solid, and KK [Bransford] had double-digit points for the second straight game.”

Emily Johns scored 15 points for the Eagles (0-5).

Notre Dame scored eight points over the last 93 seconds of the first quarter for a 26-11 lead and cruised from there. The lead reached 28 in the second quarter before the Irish took a 52-29 lead at halftime.

Notre Dame scored 23 fast-break points and 17 second-chance points to go with a plus-22 rebound difference, leading to 42 points in the paint to go with 28-of-41 shooting from the foul line.

The Arizona State Sun Devils (4-0) are coming off of a narrow overtime victory (83-77) over New Mexico on Nov. 20 and were scheduled to play American Friday afternoon.

Notre Dame and Arizona State have met four times, and the series is tied at two wins a piece. The last matchup came in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, and the Irish won 84-67.

Notre Dame 90, American U. 65

NOTRE DAME (5-0): Watson 4-7 2-4 10, Westbeld 3-9 0-0 6, Citron 3-11 11-12 17, Mabrey 4-9 4-4 15, Miles 7-8 4-8 19, Ebo 1-7 1-2 3, Bransford 6-8 0-0 12, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Cernugel 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 1-2 6-11 8, Totals 29-62 28-41 90

AMERICAN U. (0-4): Johns 5-13 4-4 15, Stack 1-6 0-0 2, Bales 4-6 1-1 10, DeRubbo 1-3 1-2 4, Henning 3-6 2-3 8, Lavin 3-8 1-2 8, Graytok 0-0 1-2 1, Nogues 1-5 0-0 2, Rescifina 1-5 0-0 2, Stetson 0-2 0-0 0, Lee 4-6 0-1 8, Lemaster 2-7 0-0 5, Totals 25-67 10-15 65

3-Point Goals—Notre Dame 4-13 (Westbeld 0-2, Citron 0-2, Mabrey 3-7, Miles 1-2), American U. 5-14 (Johns 1-3, Stack 0-1, Bales 1-2, DeRubbo 1-1, Lavin 1-3, Nogues 0-1, Rescifina 0-1, Stetson 0-1, Lemaster 1-1). Assists—Notre Dame 10 (Miles 3, Westbeld 3), American U. 14 (Henning 3, Rescifina 3). Fouled Out—Notre Dame Ebo. Rebounds—Notre Dame 52 (Miles 10), American U. 30 (Bales 5). Total Fouls_Notre Dame 20, American U. 27. Technical Fouls—None. A—244.