Belt game 1,095 · November 26, 2017
Notre Dame takes the belt
Notre Dame beat South Carolina 92–85 on a neutral floor to start reign 181 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 8th for the program.
South Carolina had held it since April 2, 2017, with 6 defenses over 238 days.
Notre Dame held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to UConn on December 3, 2017.
181Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Notre Dame
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arike Ogunbowale | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 6-8 |
| Jackie Young | 37 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Marina Mabrey | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Jessica Shepard | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kathryn Westbeld | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kristina Nelson | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lili Thompson | 30 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Mikayla Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kaitlin Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'ja Wilson | 39 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 10-13 |
| Alexis Jennings | 25 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Doniyah Cliney | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Lindsey Spann | 39 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 3-11 | 1-2 |
| Tyasha Harris | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| LeLe Grissett | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bianca Jackson | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.