BALTIMORE, MD – The Notre Dame of Maryland basketball team improves to (9-9, 9-5 CSAC) after putting an end to Clarks Summit (17-4, 13-1 CSAC) 13-game winning streak against conference opponents. Five Gators were in double figures against the top-ranked offense led by Alexis Durham's third 25-plus scoring performance. She finished with a game-high 25 points, along with eight rebounds, and seven assists to give Notre Dame its sixth win in the last seven contests.  


HOW IT HAPPENED

• NDMU started the ball game down 7-0 after three empty possessions. Elena Rodriguez came in to give the Gators their first score. Durham connected on her first three-pointer to get the offense back on schedule. 
• Down 14-8 with 4:28 on the clock, Ayana Brim continued her spectacular play adding four points on back-to-back attempts, in addition to her first of seven offensive boards. Her third consecutive game with seven offensive rebounds.
• Adrianna Fletcher became Notre Dame's third all-time leading three-point shooter with two threes to cut the Defenders lead down to two. 
• Durham converted an and-one opportunity to give the Gators a 21-20 lead to end the first quarter. 
• In the second, Clarks Summit took a 29-23 but Rodriguez came off the bench shooting 3-for-3 before finding Amya Durham with 2:55 remaining to give Notre Dame a 35-33 lead. She went on to finish with a career-best 10 points in eight minutes of action. 
• The Gators went into the second half down 41-40. Brim ignited a 18-6 run for Notre Dame off six points midway through the quarter. Daija Fitchett had nine points and the Gators exploded for 27 points on 55 percent shooting. 
• Fitchett had two big-time blocks down the stretch allowing the Gators to hold off the conference's best offense. 

OF NOTE

• Alexis Durham moves into the top ten on the program single-season assist list, tying Dania Taylor (2016-17) with 96 assists.  
• Fletcher finished with 13 points and six rebounds. She now has 124 career triples, passing Amanda Poppleton (1999-03). 
• Fitchett collected her 12th double-double of the season (16 points, 14 rebounds). She added three blocks and is only the second Gator with 100-plus career blocks. 
• Brim is averaging a double-double in her last three games with 18.3 points and 10 rebounds. 
• Gators move to 10-7 all-time against Clarks Summit.

UP NEXT
Notre Dame (Md.) will host Wilson College on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. for the first of a back-to-back matchup between the two. Watch and follow live stats at Notredamegators.com. Follow the basketball program on Twitter and Instagram (@NDMGatorSports) and catch all things Gators on the Gators Network.