Blue Demons Hang Close for Three Quarters in Loss to No. 13 Notre Dame

Saturday, November 14

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

12 p.m.

DePaul University

4-1,0-0Big East

108

No. 13 Notre Dame

4-0,0-0ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
DePaul	17	17	27	23	84
Notre Dame	24	25	25	34	108

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11/14/2026 2:06:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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Clarke netted 20 points and Litza records double-double in the setback

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. -- DePaul women's basketball pulled within nine late in the third quarter before No. 13 Notre Dame pulled away in the fourth, as the Blue Demons fell 108-84 Saturday afternoon at Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier.

Kate Clarke led the Blue Demons with 20 points, and Mikaia Litza posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists. Gina Davorija added 15 points off the bench in 18 minutes, including 13 in the third quarter, while Ally Timm and Doyinsola Lijirin chipped in 12 apiece. Zoey Ward pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds to go with seven points and five assists.

DePaul (4-1) shot 42.9 percent from three (9-of-21) and got 29 bench points to Notre Dame's six, but the Irish (4-0) took control inside outscoring DePaul 74-38 in the paint.

Hannah Hidalgo led all scorers with 31 points, and Leah Macy added 24 on 10-of-13 shooting.

How It Happened
It was a slow scoring start for both sides, but Clarke's fast-break layup off a feed from Timm capped a 6-0 run that put the Blue Demons in front 9-5 at the first-quarter media timeout. The Irish later broke a 13-13 tie with a 6-0 spurt and led 19-13 with 1:41 left in the quarter. Notre Dame hit its last six field goal attempts to take a 24-17 advantage after one.

The Blue Demons opened the second on a 7-2 run behind a three from Clarke and a pair of turnaround jumpers from Lijirin, cutting the deficit to 26-24 less than two minutes into the period. DePaul held the Irish without a field goal for nearly three minutes to keep it a four-point game, 33-29, at the media timeout before Notre Dame closed the half on a 16-5 run to carry a 49-34 lead into the break.

Notre Dame led by as many as 19 in the third before the Blue Demons answered with an 8-0 run, getting threes from Davorija and Timm and a Davorija layup in transition to pull within 11. Davorija scored 13 in the period on 5-of-6 shooting as DePaul outscored the Irish 27-25, but the Blue Demons still trailed 74-61 heading to the fourth.

The Irish opened the fourth on a 7-0 run to push the lead to 20 and pulled away from there for a 108-84 win.

Postgame Notes

Kate Clarke recorded her second straight 20-point game and the sixth of her career.
Ally Timm posted a season-high 12 points for the ninth double-figure outing of her career.
First-year guard Mikaia Litza registered the first double-double of her career with 14 points and a career-best 11 assists. She is the first Blue Demon to record six or more assists in five straight games since Chanise Jenkins in February 2016, and the first with 11 or more assists in a game since Tara Daye dished out 12 on Feb. 4, 2023.
Gina Davorija matched her career high with 15 points, 13 of which came in the third quarter.
Doyinsola Modesayor Lijirin finished with 12 points for her second double-figure game this season and the 28th of her career.
Zoey Ward grabbed 10 rebounds, her fourth straight game in double figures and the 19th double-digit rebounding performance of her career. She is the first DePaul player with a four-game streak of double-digit rebounds since Aneesah Morrow in February 2023.
DePaul's bench outscored Notre Dame's reserves 29-6.
The Blue Demons totaled 20 assists, their fifth straight game with 20 or more. It is DePaul's first five-game streak of 20-plus assists since December 2021.

Up Next
DePaul returns home to host Bradley Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. at Wintrust Arena. The game will stream on ESPN+.
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