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The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team (14-13, 4-9 ACC) fell at home to No. 4 Notre Dame (25-2, 12-1 ACC), 71-61, in a game that remained close until the final few minutes at McCamish Pavilion on Thursday night.
“I was really pleased with our effort tonight, especially on the defensive end. I know we ended up giving up 71 points since we had to foul there at the end. I really felt like that we did a really good job defensively. We ended up getting out rebounded but I felt like we were really competitive on the boards.”
The Irish trailed 34-33 at halftime and the final margin was the only double-digit lead of the game. The score was tied at 51 with 11 minutes remaining. Jewell Loyd scored 31 points for the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame, which protected its hold on first in the ACC, led only 58-56 before a basket by Lindsay Allen and a 3 from Loyd stretched the advantage to seven.
The game featured two of the ACC’s top three scorers. Loyd, first in the conference with 20.7 points per game, had 23 points in the second half.
Zaire O’Neil led Georgia Tech with 20 points. Kaela Davis, third in the ACC with 20.2 points per game, added 19 points.
Georgia Tech led most of the first half and stretched the lead to 29-23 on a jumper by Davis. Following a timeout, Notre Dame pulled even with six straight points, including back-to-back baskets by Brianna Turner. The Irish led 33-31 before a late 3-pointer by Katarina Vuckovic gave Georgia Tech a 34-33 halftime edge.
The Yellow Jackets stayed close with better ball control. Georgia Tech finished with 12 assists and 13 turnovers.
Loyd was Notre Dame’s only scorer in double figures. Madison Cable had nine points, and Turner and Taya Reimer each had eight.
The Sports Inquirer 
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