Diggans leads No. 18 Irish over Creighton 91-54

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Skylar Diggins scored 18 points to lead No. 18 Notre Dame to an easy 91-54 win over Creighton on Saturday.

Diggins hit a 3-pointer with 8:13 left to put Notre Dame (8-3) up by 30, and Creighton (4-4) never got the lead below that margin for the remainder of the game.

"Our pressure on the ball was pretty good," Fighting Irish coach Muffet McGraw said.

Becca Bruszewski dominated the post with 17 points and six rebounds, and Natalie Novosel, the Irish's leading scorer, had 11 points — four below her season average.

"Becca did a great job," McGraw said. "We were trying to go inside early, and she responded. We're trying to really look inside a little bit more."

Natalie Achonwa scored 12 points in the first half on 6-for-7 shooting and finished with 14 for Notre Dame, which closed the opening half with an 18-5 run.

"We take pride in getting stops," Diggins said. "We know we're good in transition. Tonight we executed well right from the start."

Sam Schuett had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Kelly Woodward and Ally Jensen each scored 11 points for the Blue Jays.

The Irish are heading into final exams and will have the next week off. They return to the court at Valparaiso Dec. 20.

Notre Dame forward Erica Solomon went down with a knee injury about four minutes into the second half and did not return. She will have an MRI on Monday.