Playing in the state where she will play collegiately, Battle was 8 of 13 from the field, including 2 of 4 from beyond the arc.
DME Academy won its first Chipotle Nationals title on Saturday after beating No. 6 Bullis, The St. James and Long Island Lutheran in three days. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
USC signee
Sara Okeke, battling foul trouble for much of the day, finished with 20 points including a 12-point outburst in the fourth period to salt the game away.
After a disjointed first half that featured 19 fouls in 16 minutes, DME (25-4) used a 17-8 run over the third period to turn a six-point edge into a 51-36 lead heading into the season's final quarter.
Bullis, however, refused to roll over, cutting its deficit to 53-45 on a Nwude steal and score halfway through the period.
But Okeke staunched the run with a low-post bucket before a dagger 3-pointer from
Timani Harris gave DME a 58-45 edge with under three to play.
Ivanna Wilson Manyacka and Fordham commit
Adora Nwude, who battled back in the second half after leaving the game in the second period after getting hit in the nose, each had 11 for the Bulldogs.
