BERKELEY, Calif. (Interstat) — California used a dominant first quarter and superior shooting to defeat Notre Dame 80-69 in a women’s basketball game Thursday night at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears built a 24-20 lead after one period and maintained control throughout, improving to 13-9. The Fighting Irish fell to 13-8.

Mjracle Sheppard led California with 18 points and 10 assists. Hannah Hidalgo scored a game-high 22 points for Notre Dame, and Iyana Moore added 20. The Golden Bears’ offense proved decisive, shooting 61.5% from the field and 71.4% from 3-point range. Notre Dame forced 18 turnovers but was hampered by 39.7% shooting. An announced crowd of 2,357 attended the nonconference matchup.