Senior Banks scores 18, but Miami women fall to Notre Dame
Senior Endia Banks paced the University of Miami women on offense, recording 18 points in the contest, to go along with five assists and three steals, bu the Hurricanes lost to Notre Dame 71-60 Thurday at Coral Gables.
Fellow senior Taylor Mason joined Banks in double-digits with 11 points and a team-leading seven rebounds of her own. Mason has scored in double-figures in five of seven games played this season.
It was all Miami to start the game as the Canes embarked on a 12-2 run to take a double-digit lead in the first five minutes. Miami forced six Notre Dame turnovers in the first frame, but the Fighting Irish closed the quarter on a 10-0 run, climbing back on top 14-13.
Four Canes scored in the second frame and Miami retook the lead on Banks’ second three-pointer of the contest.
However, Notre Dame held the Canes scoreless for the final two minutes of the first half to take a 31-22 lead into halftime.
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●Elsewhere:
Boston, South
Carolina’s 6-foot-5 sophomore, had a career-best 28 points along with 16 rebounds as the host No. 5 Gamecocks (6-1) opened Southeastern Conference play with a 75-59 victory over Florida (7-2). .... Micah Potter had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the No. 6 Wisconsin men (9-2, 3-1 Big Ten) to a 71-59 victory over visiting No. 21 Minnesota. The Gophers (9-2, 2-2) scored a seasonlow 22 points in the first half with a brutal shooting performance before the Badgers (9-2, 3-1) opened the second half on a 16-5 run.
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●Soccer: Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby to end its winless run and strengthen its hold on third place in the Spanish league. Cristian “Portu” Portugues scored the game’s only goal in the fifth minute after Mikel Merino played Mikel Oyarzabal clear on the flank, where he squared the ball for Portu to knock home. ... Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp expects defender Joel Matip to miss the Premier League leader’s next three matches because of an adductor strain. The Cameroon player will likely be out of action for about three weeks after straining a muscle during Sunday’s 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion. ... Tommy Docherty, affectionately known as ‘The Doc’, who managed Manchester United and Scotland, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 92.
●Tennis: Slovakian Dagmara Baskova was banned for 12 years for match-fixing offenses, the Tennis Integrity Unit said. Baskova admitted to charges of five incidents of match fixing in 2017, the TIU said. She was also fined $40,000 with all but $1,000 suspended and payable within 90 days.
●NHL: The Canadian government, citing “national interest grounds,” gave its approval for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to the country. The five provinces with NHL franchises, however, must give their approval for games between Canadian teams during the regular season, which is scheduled to start Jan. 13.