SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Neither coach Jeff Walz nor starting guard Hailey Van Lith expected an easy time Sunday when No. 4 Louisville visited No. 14 Notre Dame for their second Atlantic Coast Conference meeting in two weeks.
They certainly didn't expect to rout the Irish 86-64 on their home court in a game that had some testy moments late in the first half.
“It's by far our best first half since I've been here against a Top 25 team,” Walz said.
“They’re a really good basketball team. I’m going to be shocked if they don’t host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament,” he said.