Former All-American Olivia Miles played for the first time since February 2023 and notched her fourth career triple-double, piling up 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 6 Notre Dame beat visiting Mercyhurst 105-61 on Monday night in South Bend, Ind., in both teams' season opener.
Miles, who missed last season while recovering from knee surgery, connected on 8 of 12 shots from the field and had three steals in 32 minutes. Miles was one of five double-figure scorers for the Fighting Irish, along with Pitt transfer Liatu King (24 points, 11 rebounds), reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo (19 points, nine rebounds, six steals), Kate Koval (18 points) and Cassandre Prosper (17 points). Bailey Kuhns paced Mercyhurst with 20 points in the school's first game at the Division I level.
Notre Dame never trailed and outscored the Lakers 82-28 in the paint. No. 3 Southern California 68, No.
20 Ole Miss 66 JuJu Watkins posted 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Trojans a survived a second-half comeback by the Rebels in Paris, France. The Trojans made their last 17 free throws, the last two by Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen with nine seconds left for the final margin. Iriafen finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Watkins added five blocks, four assists, three steals and a whopping nine turnovers. The Trojans had two critical offensive rebounds in the final minute to survive going the final 8 minutes, 47 seconds without a field goal. KK Deans scored 19 to lead .
