March Madness 2022: Olivia Miles' triple-double leads Notre Dame women past UMass

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Olivia Miles had a triple-double help No. 5 seed Notre Dame to an 89-78 win over No. 12 seed Massachusetts on Saturday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.

Miles had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the 18th triple-double in an women's tournament game and the 10th in school history.

It was the freshman guard's second triple-double of the season. She joined Skylar Diggins and Jackie Young as the only Notre Dame players to have multiple triple-doubles in a career.

"That’s crazy," Miles said. "Those are the all-time greats at Notre Dame. Both amazing players. So it just feels surreal that my name can be in that company."

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Notre Dame's Olivia Miles warms before a first-round game against Massachusetts in an NCAA women's college basketball tournament Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/ Mitch Alcala)

Maddy Westbeld scored 19 points and Maya Dodson and Dara Mabrey each added 18 for the Fighting Irish (23-8), who will play No. 4 seed Oklahoma on Monday in the second round. Oklahoma defeated IUPUI 78-72 on Saturday night.

Sam Breen, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, matched her career high with 31 points for UMass. Sydney Taylor added 21 for the Minutewomen.

Mabrey opened the game with two 3-pointers to set the tone for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish led 15-9 before going on a 12-2 run. Notre Dame led 32-17 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 63.2% from the field.

UMass settled in during the second quarter and hung tough. Notre Dame's largest lead was 17 with just over three minutes left in the second quarter, but Breen banked in a