SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — Cassandre Prosper scored 27 points to lead Notre Dame to a dominant 94-60 victory over Boston College in Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball Thursday night at Joyce Athletic Center. The Fighting Irish (11-4) never trailed, opening a 24-7 lead after the first quarter and shooting 65.4% from the field. Prosper added two assists in 34 minutes. Hannah Hidalgo scored 16 points with five assists for Notre Dame, while Malaya Cowles added 20 points. Jocelyne Grier led the Eagles (4-14) with 18 points. Lily Carmody scored 13 for Boston College, which shot just 40.4% and was outscored 42-24 in the paint. Notre Dame’s efficient offense, which committed 15 turnovers but scored on 19 of 22 free throws, proved too much for the visitors. Attendance was 6,223.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — Cassandre Prosper scored 27 points and Notre Dame’s offense operated with ruthless efficiency from the opening tip, overwhelming Boston College 94-60 in an Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at a sold-out Joyce Athletic Center. The Fighting Irish, rebounding from consecutive road losses, improved to 11-4 overall and 2-2 in the ACC. The Eagles, struggling through a difficult season, fell to 4-14 and 0-4 in conference play. The most important part of the game was its inception. Notre Dame established immediate and total dominance in the first quarter, setting a commanding tone that Boston College could never disrupt. The Irish opened the game on a 24-7 run over the initial 10 minutes, shooting a blistering 10 for 14 from the field while holding the Eagles to just 3-for-16 shooting. Prosper, a 6-foot-2 guard from Montreal, was the catalyst, scoring nine points in the quarter, including a layup on the game’s first possession after she won the opening tip. Her backcourt partner, Hannah Hidalgo, added six points and two steals in the period as the Irish defense forced six Boston College turnovers, converting them into eight points. That explosive start rendered the remaining three quarters a formality. Notre Dame’s lead never dipped below 17 points and ballooned to as many as 36 in the fourth quarter. The statistical disparity was stark, illustrating the chasm between the teams on this night. Notre Dame shot 65.4% from the field for the game, compared to Boston College’s 40.4%. The Irish were equally proficient from distance, hitting 7 of 10 three-point attempts, and nearly flawless at the free-throw line, making 19 of 22. Boston College managed only 5 of 17 from three-point range and 9 of 16 from the line. Notre Dame’s offensive rating of 139.4 points per 100 possessions dwarfed Boston College’s mark of 88.8, underscoring an attack that scored at will. The Irish dominated the paint, outscoring the Eagles 42-24, and shared the ball effectively, tallying 10 assists to Boston College’s five. Defensively, Notre Dame matched its assist total with 10 steals. Prosper, the game’s standout performer, filled her stat line in 34 minutes, adding two assists to her game-high 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting. She was supported by a potent inside-outside combination. Malaya Cowles, a 6-3 forward from Wilkesboro, North Carolina, exploited the interior for 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Hidalgo, the dynamic 5-6 guard from Merchantville, New Jersey, controlled the tempo with 16 points, five assists and a block. Iyana Moore added 16 points, hitting four three-pointers, and Vanessa de Jesus contributed seven points and four assists. Boston College, which has now lost five straight games, showed brief resistance in the third quarter by scoring 24 points, its highest output of any period, but could not string together enough stops to mount a threat. Jocelyne Grier led the Eagles with 18 points. Lily Carmody, a guard from Melbourne, Australia, scored 13 points, and Kayla Rolph added nine. The announced crowd of 6,223 watched Notre Dame execute a near-perfect bounce-back performance after narrow losses at Georgia Tech and Duke. The Irish now look ahead to a pivotal ACC home matchup against North Carolina on Sunday. Boston College continues its challenging conference slate, traveling to face Virginia Tech on Sunday.

Preview: Boston College at Notre Dame in Women’s Basketball SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — The Notre Dame women’s basketball team looks to rebound from consecutive road losses when it hosts struggling Boston College in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Thursday night at the Joyce Athletic Center. The Fighting Irish (10-4, 1-2 ACC) fell 82-68 at Duke on Sunday after a 95-90 overtime loss at Georgia Tech on New Year’s Day. Despite the setbacks, Notre Dame remains anchored by star guard Hannah Hidalgo, who is averaging 24.3 points, 6.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game. She posted 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the loss to the Blue Devils. Boston College (4-13, 0-3) arrives seeking its first conference win amid a challenging season. The Eagles have lost five straight, including a 61-64 heartbreaker to Pittsburgh on Sunday and a 39-90 defeat to North Carolina on Dec. 29. Guard Lily Carmody, coming off a 12-point, four-assist performance against Pitt, will be a key factor for the Eagles’ offense. Notre Dame holds a significant advantage in recent results and firepower. The Irish have scored 90 or more points four times this season, including a 110-38 rout of Bellarmine on Dec. 21. Boston College has not scored more than 77 points in a game this season and has been held under 55 points in four of its last six contests. The game marks the start of a pivotal homestand for Notre Dame, which will host North Carolina on Sunday. Boston College continues a difficult stretch, visiting Virginia Tech on Sunday. Thursday’s contest tips off at 7 p.m. EST.