No. 4 Notre Dame forces 43 turnovers in 90-31 victory over Charlotte
By Tom Coyne, APSunday, December 20, 2009
No. 4 Notre Dame beats Charlotte 90-31
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ashley Barlow scored a season-high 19 points and fourth-ranked Notre Dame forced 43 turnovers in a 90-31 victory over Charlotte on Sunday.
The Irish (10-0) had runs of 16-0 to start the game and 30-3 in the second half, and five players made at least three steals. Notre Dame also held Charlotte (5-6) to 24.5 percent shooting, the first time the 49ers shot below 30 percent in a game since 2006.
The only other Irish player in double figures was Kaila Turner, who had a season-high 11 points. All 12 Irish players who got in the game scored.
The Irish had more points in the paint (32) than the 49ers had points.
Charlotte didn’t register its first assist until its final basket of the first half, trailing 43-14 at halftime. Shannon McCallum led Charlotte with 10 points. The turnovers were a season high.
