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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Jackie Young had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Notre Dame advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by routing No. 18 Syracuse 91-66 on Saturday in a semifinal.

Jessica Shepard added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Marina Mabrey finished with 16 points to help the top-seeded Fighting Irish (29-3) reach their ninth straight conference final -- a run that includes all six years of their membership in the ACC.

Tiana Mangakahia scored 14 points and Gabrielle Cooper added 12 to lead fifth-seeded Syracuse (24-8). A day after making an ACC Tournament-record 14 3-pointers in a quarterfinal upset of No. 15 Miami, the live-by-the-3 Orange were 8 of 23 from long range against the ACC's best 3-point defense.

Mangakahia pulled Syracuse to 55-44 with a layup with 4 1/2 minutes left in the third, but the Irish put the game away by scoring 13 straight points, with Young's three-point play with 1:59 left in the period stretching the lead into the 20s for good.

Brianna Turner had 14 points for Notre Dame while Arike Ogunbowale, the ACC's leading scorer, added 12 points on 5-of-18 shooting.

GAME INFORMATION
Semifinals
Score: #1 Notre Dame 91, #5 Syracuse 66
Records: Notre Dame 29-3; Syracuse 24-8
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: N/A
Notre Dame Starters: Mabrey, Young, Ogunbowale, Shepard, Turner
Syracuse Starters: Mangakahia, Cooper, Drummond, Strautmane, Finklea-Guity

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Notre Dame defeated Syracuse 91-66 to advance to the ACC Tournament championship game for the sixth consecutive year. The Irish have reached the ACC Tournament championship game every season since joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign.
- With 5:06 left on the clock in the first quarter and the score tied at 13-13, Notre Dame went on an 18-8 run to open up a 10-point lead at 31-21.
- Syracuse was able to close the gap to seven points at 36-29 with 3:52 remaining in the second quarter but Notre Dame closed the half on an 8-2 run to enter the locker room with a 44-31 halftime lead.
- 30 of Notre Dame’s 44 first half points came in the paint.
- The Irish outscored the Orange 47-35 in the second half to secure the victory.
- All five Irish starters scored at least 12 points.
- Jackie Young led Notre Dame with 18 points and 13 rebounds. It was her ninth double-double of the season and 14th of her career. Young also handed out five assists.
- Jessica Shepard finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Irish. It was her 13th double-double of the season and 53rd of her career.
- Notre Dame’s Marina Mabrey added 16 points of her own, knocking down 4-of-9 three-point attempts. With four three-pointers made, Mabrey became the school's all-time leader in made threes with 263. Mabrey scored in double figures for the 20th time this season and 94th time in her career.
- Brianna Turner and Arike Ogunbowale added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Irish.
- Tiana Mangakahia had 14 points, six assists and four rebounds for the Orange.
- Gabrielle Cooper added 12 points and five rebounds for Syracuse.
- Syracuse’s Miranda Drummond connected on 3-of-5 three-point attempts for nine first quarter points.
- Notre Dame improved to 16-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
- Syracuse slipped to 6-6 all-time in the ACC Tournament.

TEAM LEADERS
Notre Dame
Points: Young 18
Rebounds: Young 13
Assists: Young 5

Syracuse
Points: Mangakahia 14
Rebounds: Finklea-Guity 7
Assists: Mangakahia 6

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Notre Dame, 44-31
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 2
Largest Leads: Notre Dame 31 (4th - 3:14); Syracuse 4 (1st - 6:08)
Notre Dame led for: 36:31
Syracuse led for: 2:11
Game was tied for: 0:57

UP NEXT
Top-seeded Notre Dame advances to face either second-seeded Louisville (28-2) or third-seeded NC State (26-4) in Sunday’s 12 p.m. championship game.