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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Marina Mabrey scored 24 points to help fifth-ranked Notre Dame beat Virginia 83-47 on Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.
 
Arike Ogunbowale added 16 points for the second-seeded Fighting Irish (28-2), who have won 13 straight games. Notre Dame is trying to become the second league team to win five straight tournament titles.
 
Mabrey made 8 of 13 shots and 5 of 8 3-pointers to go with seven assists and five rebounds, leading a crisp offense that shot 53 percent with 21 assists on 32 baskets.
 
The Irish led 40-27 at halftime, then ran off eight straight out of the break to make it a rout. When the quarter was over, Notre Dame had shot 61 percent and more than doubled its halftime margin to 28 points.
 
Aliyah Huland El scored 13 points for the seventh-seeded Cavaliers (18-13), who led for a total of one minute in the opening quarter.
 
BIG PICTURE
Virginia: The Cavaliers had lost five of seven in February — including against No. 4 Louisville (twice), No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 11 Florida State — before Thursday's win against Georgia Tech in the ACC second round. They didn't give themselves much of a chance Friday by shooting 36 percent with six turnovers in the first 10 minutes, sending them on to a quarterfinal loss to the Irish for the second straight year.
 
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish arrived in Greensboro seeking a fifth ACC Tournament title in as many seasons as a league member, which would tie Duke's record run from 2000-04. They're now 13-0 in the event, with only one of those — a 55-49 semifinal victory against Duke in 2015 — coming by a single-digit margin.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: #2 Notre Dame 83, #7 Virginia 47
Records: Virginia 18-13; Notre Dame 28-2
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: N/A
Notre Dame starters: Westbeld, Young, Ogunbowale, Mabrey, Shepard
Virginia starters: Tinsley, Toussaint, Willoughby, Huland El, Aiyeotan
 
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- The four-time defending champion Fighting Irish are now 13-0 all-time in ACC Tournament play … Notre Dame has won 16 consecutive conference tournament games overall, dating back to its final year in the Big East Conference … The Irish are 49-19 overall in all-time conference tournament games.
- Notre Dame’s Marina Mabrey saw her streak of consecutive made free throws end at 30, but it was an otherwise stellar night for the junior All-ACC guard … In 30 minutes of game action, Mabrey scored 24 points – one short of her season high – on 8-for-13 shooting from the floor … She handed out five assists and grabbed five rebounds.
- Notre Dame went 8-for-13 from 3-point range, with Mabrey’s 5-for-8 effort accounting for more than half the scoring efficiency.
- The Fighting Irish shot 53.3 percent from the floor after shooting 55 percent in their regular- season win over the Cavaliers … Those are the only two times this season that Virginia has allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent or better.
- Aliyah Huland El scored 13 points to lead Virginia in scoring for the second consecutive night … Huland El averaged 16 points in two 2018 ACC Women’s Tournament games.
- Virginia is now 37-38 all-time in the ACC Tournament, including a 23-12 mark in the quarterfinal round.
 
TEAM LEADERS
Notre Dame
Points: Marina Mabrey 24
Rebounds: Kristina Nelson 9
Assists: Marina Mabrey 7
 
Virginia
Points: Aliyah Huland El 13
Rebounds: Team 9
Assists: Brown 4
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: 40-27, Notre Dame
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Lead: Virginia by 2, 1st – 9:36; Notre Dame by 36, 4th – 0:11
Notre Dame led for: 38:34
Virginia led for: 1:00
Game was tied for: 0:24 (0-0)
 
UP NEXT
Virginia: The Cavaliers must wait to learn their postseason fate.
 
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish advanced to Saturday's semifinals to face the winner of Friday's last quarterfinal between No. 11 Florida State and Miami.