TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Natalie Novosel scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half to lead No. 8 Notre Dame past South Florida 76-68 on Saturday night.
Skylar Diggins added 17 points for Notre Dame (20-4, 9-1 Big East), which has won seven in a row since losing 79-76 to No. 2 Connecticut on Jan. 8.
South Florida (10-13, 1-8) got 20 points from Andrea Smith. The Bulls have lost nine of 10.
Notre Dame had held four of its last five opponents to 50 points or fewer.
After South Florida got within nine points with nine minutes left, Novosel had a basket and made a free throw during an 8-0 run that put Notre Dame up 70-53 four minutes later.
