Notre Dame pulls away from FSU in second half of top-25 matchup
Makayla Timpson scored 13 points and pulled down 11 rebounds but No. 7 Notre Dame overwhelmed No. 24 Florida State in the second half en route to a 70-47 win on Thursday.
The Seminoles led 22-12 in the second period but the lead was trimmed to just one at halftime. Notre Dame then blew the game open with a 27-10 outburst in the third period.
FSU's top two players struggled. Ta'Niya Latson scored nine points, the first game this year she was held under 10 points. Latson shot just 3 of 11 from the floor.
Sara Bejedi, who had been averaging 21 points over her last five games, had just six points on 1 of 10 shooting from the floor (including 1 of 8 from beyond the arc).
Notre Dame out rebounded FSU 55-37 and had 21 offensive rebounds that led to 23 second-chance points.
FSU shot only 16 of 59 (27.1 percent) from the floor and 5 of 25 (20 percent) from 3-point range.
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FSU will play host to Duke on Sunday at 2 p.m. Longtime coach Sue Semrau will be recognized in a special pregame ceremony.
A public event in the Tucker Center’s Exhibition Hall will be held for Semrau from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Sunday, ending a half hour before tipoff. Doors to Sunday’s game will open earlier than usual at 12:15 p.m. Fans who purchase a ticket also gain access to the public event that celebrates the Seminole Legend.