Feb 10, 2002
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Alicia Ratay led a decisive run midway through the second half and Notre Dame beat No. 16 Boston College 60-44 Sunday for its 49th straight home victory, tying Stanford, Louisiana Tech and Rutgers for the 10th-longest streak in NCAA history. With the win, the Irish move into sole possession of secnd place in the BIG EAST Conference with just over two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Ratay’s jumper from the foul line started a 10-0 burst that gave Notre Dame (15-7, 9-2 BIG EAST) a 41-31 lead.
Notre Dame’s home streak includes eight straight victories over ranked opponents in the Joyce Center.
Irish center Amanda Barksdale set a school record with 11 blocked shots, part of a 16-block effort by Notre Dame, one off the BIG EAST record. Freshman Jacqueline Batteast added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Irish, who won before the third-largest crowd in school history (9,676).
Boston College (17-5, 8-3) entered the game leading the nation in three-point percentage (.441), but shot 2-of-17 from behind the arc.
The Eagles shot just 23.9 percent (17-of-71) from the field for the game. Amber Jacobs had 10 points for the Eagles.