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    Ninth-Ranked Women's Basketball Squad Beats up on Seton Hall, 87-47

    FIGHTING IRISH Seton Hall center Susan Murray reaches<BR>around the shoulder of Notre Dame center<BR>Ruth Riley during the first half Wednesday.
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    Seton Hall center Susan Murray reaches
    around the shoulder of Notre Dame center
    Ruth Riley during the first half Wednesday.
    FIGHTING IRISH

    January 20, 1999

    Box Score

    SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) - Ruth Riley had 16 points, seven blocks and six rebounds to lead ninth-ranked Notre Dame over Seton Hall 87-47 Wednesday night.

    Danielle Green scored 15 points and Sheila McMillen added 13 for the Irish (14-2, 6-2 Big East), who have won five straight and are off to the best start in school history.

    Arminda Moreno and Erika Ashmon each scored nine points for Seton Hall (5-12, 2-7), which has lost three in a row and six of its last seven.

    Riley scored seven points during a 9-0 run that gave Notre Dame a 13-3 lead. Seton Hall cut the margin to 17-10 on a pair of free throws by Yolanda Rouse, but Notre Dame then scored 15 straight points to break the game open.

    The Irish opened the second half with a 10-0 run to take a 60-27 lead.

    Riley, who leads the Big East in rebounding and blocks, played only eight minutes in the second half.

     

     

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