March Madness 2022: Dara Mabrey's 29 points help Notre Dame roll past Oklahoma

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Notre Dame stormed into Oklahoma's building, played the Sooners' up-tempo style and dominated.

Dara Mabrey scored a season-high 29 points, and the fifth-seeded Fighting Irish rolled past fourth-seeded Oklahoma 108-64 on Monday night to earn a spot in the women's Sweet 16.

Mabrey made 11 of 19 field goals, including seven 3-pointers. She set the tone early, scoring 17 points in the first quarter against an Oklahoma team that was third nationally in scoring and had built its reputation on forcing a fast tempo.

"That was another main focal point — just pushing, pushing, pushing the ball because we know that no one in the country can run with us, and once we do that, we’re unstoppable," Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles said.

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Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey (1) prepares to shoot a 3-point basket in the first half of a second-round game against Oklahoma in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/ Mitch Alcala)

Sonia Citron scored 25 points and Maya Dodson added 20 for Notre Dame (24-8). According to Stats by STATS, Notre Dame became the first team, men’s or women’s, to beat a higher-seeded team by at least 40 points.

It was Notre Dame's most complete game of the season.

"The entire game, as far as running and our offense, was exactly how I envisioned it as far as our pace, and we shot the ball well," Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said. "We did a great job of shot selection, going inside out. We established inside game, we ran. And then defensively, our level raised. We raised our level against a really great offensive team."

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