Basketball Recap: Notre Dame Wins Going Away Against Clay-Battelle

Fighting Irish

Margin (Wins)

02/24/25 vs Hundred	58
01/28/25 @ Hundred	47
01/18/25 @ Richwood	42
12/06/24 vs Madonna	38
12/10/24 @ Liberty	37

It's playoff time, and Notre Dame had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees on Friday as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish made off with a 64-42 win. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Selena Wilson, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 24 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Notre Dame's points. Emily Besten was another key player, going 6-for-15 on her way to 13 points and four steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Notre Dame and bumps their season record up to 11-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points over those games. As for Clay-Battelle, they dropped their record down to 7-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Coming up, Notre Dame will square off against Magnolia at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay-Battelle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.