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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Jessica Shepard had a season-high 30 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Notre Dame claimed its fifth Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title in six years by routing No. 3 Louisville 99-79 on Sunday.

Jackie Young added 21 points and 10 rebounds, Brianna Turner had 20 points and Marina Mabrey and Arike Ogunbowale scored 12 apiece for the top-seeded Fighting Irish (30-3).

The defending national champs never trailed in beating the Cardinals for the second time this season and avenging their loss in last year's ACC championship game -- their only one in conference tournament play since joining the ACC in 2013-14.

Bionca Dunham scored 18 points and ACC player of the year Asia Durr finished with 15 for the second-seeded and short-handed Cardinals (29-3), who couldn't keep the Irish out of the lane and struggled from long range.

Notre Dame outscored Louisville 72-40 in the paint while building a 44-29 rebounding edge. The Cardinals, the ACC's second-best 3-point-shooting team, shot a season-worst 11 percent from long range and missed all 12 3s they tried over the final 25 minutes.

All-ACC Tournament Team
First Team
Jackie Young, Notre Dame - Tournament MVP
Asia Durr, Louisville
Jessica Shepard, Notre Dame
Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse
Elissa Cunane, NC State
    
Second Team
Taylor Emery, Virginia Tech
Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame
Aliyah Collier, Clemson
Paris Kea, North Carolina
Sam Fuehring, Louisville

GAME INFORMATION
Championship Game
Score: #1 Notre Dame 99, #2 Louisville 79
Records: Notre Dame 30-3; Louisville 29-3
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: 10,104
Notre Dame Starters: Mabrey, Young, Ogunbowale, Shepard, Turner
Louisville Starters: Durr, Dunham, Evans, Fuehring, Jones

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Notre Dame defeated Louisville 99-79 on Sunday to capture its fifth ACC Tournament title in six years since joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign.
- Notre Dame improved to 17-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
- The Irish avenged a 74-72 loss to the Cardinals in last year's ACC title game.
- The Irish and Cardinals traded baskets to start out the opening quarter and were tied at 6-6 with 7:01 left on the clock. Notre Dame then closed out the first quarter on a 21-11 run to take a 21-17 lead.
- 22 of the Irish’s 27 first-quarter points came in the paint as Notre Dame made 10 layups.
- Jessica Shepard scored nine of Notre Dame’s 21 points during that first quarter run, making four layups with one three-point play.
- Louisville managed to close the gap to five points at 35-30 when Kylee Shook sank a three-pointer with just under six minutes left in the first half. The Cardinals used a 13-8 run to bring it to within five. Shook had five points during that span.
- Notre Dame pushed its lead back to 10 points at 43-33 with 2:32 left to play and would take a 48-39 lead into halftime.
- The Irish dominated in the paint in the opening half, scoring 36 of its 48 points there.
- Notre Dame pulled down 11 offensive rebounds in the first half, leading to 15 second chance points. Louisville had zero offensive boards in the opening half.
- The third quarter saw the Irish score 20 of its 25 points in the paint, with the only non-paint points coming from the foul line. Brianna Turner had eight points in the quarter and Shepard added seven.
- 16 of the Irish’s 26 points in the fourth quarter came from the paint. Shepard scored 10 points in the final quarter for the Irish.
- Notre Dame’s five starters accounted for 95 of the team’s 99 points scored.
- The Irish outscored the Cardinals 72-40 in the paint.
- Notre Dame grabbed 23 offensive rebounds, leading to 28 second chance points.
- Shepard led the way for the Irish, finishing with a season-high 30 points to go along with 13 rebounds. Shepard made 13-of-17 shots from the floor and nine of her rebounds came on the offensive end.
- Jackie Young scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Irish.
- Turner added 20 points and seven rebounds for Notre Dame.
- Notre Dame also received 12 points and seven assists from Marina Mabrey, while Arike Ogunbowale added 12 points and six rebounds.
- Bionca Dunham led Louisville with 18 points and eight rebounds.
- Jazmine Jones made 7-of-10 shots from the floor and finished with 17 points for the Cardinals.
- Asia Durr added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists for Louisville.
- Louisville slipped to 9-4 all-time in the ACC Tournament.

TEAM LEADERS
Notre Dame
Points: Shepard 30
Rebounds: Shepard 13
Assists: Mabrey 7

Louisville
Points: Dunham 18
Rebounds: Dunham 8
Assists: Evans 6

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Notre Dame, 48-39
Ties: 3
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Leads: Notre Dame 27 (4th - 3:56); Louisville 0
Notre Dame led for: 38:12
Louisville led for: 0:00
Game was tied for: 1:48

UP NEXT
Notre Dame: Headed to the NCAA Tournament -- likely as a No. 1 seed, perhaps in the Chicago Regional.

Louisville: Headed to the NCAA Tournament -- possibly as a No. 1 seed.