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The Catholic 7 schools are expected to start their own league next season and will keep the Big East Conference name, sources told ESPN. Joining the Catholic 7 schools in the new "Big East" this fall will be Xavier and Butler, sources said.

Skylar Diggins scored 23 points and Natalie Achonwa added 17 points and 10 rebounds as No. 2 Notre Dame rolled to its 19th consecutive victory with a 87-49 rout of Marquette on Sunday.

From the Irish stepping up with Skylar Diggins in foul trouble on the bench, to Dayton and Georgia falling from the unbeaten ranks, Graham Hays sums up the week that was.

Kayla McBride scored 19 points and Skylar Diggins had 17 points, leading No. 3 Notre Dame to an easy 95-42 win over Marquette on Wednesday night.

After the women's NCAA brackets were announced, some questioned whether the Big East should have received nine bids. A 9-0 record in the first round should silence any critics.

Devereaux Peters scored 18 points to lead Notre Dame (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) to a 73-55 victory over Marquette on Wednesday night.

Kayla McBride had 14 points and six rebounds, Natalie Novosel added 13 points and No. 12 Notre Dame routed Morehead State 91-28 Monday night.

Melissa Lechlitner scored a career-high 23 points and Lindsay Schrader returned from an ankle injury to add 17 and lead Notre Dame to an 82-67 victory over Marquette.

Lindsey Schrader and Skylar Diggins scored 15 points each and Notre Dame used runs of 11-0 and 8-0 in the second half to beat Eastern Michigan 69-59 on Wednesday.

Angel Robinson scored 19 and Krystal Ellis added 18 to help Marquette upset Notre Dame (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) 75-65 on Tuesday night, snapping the Fighting Irish's seven-game winning streak.

Freshman guard Natalie Novosel scored a career-best 18 points Tuesday night to help Notre Dame stay unbeaten with an 83-63 victory over Eastern Michigan.

Brittany Mallory scored a career-high 19 points and Notre Dame (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 14 AP) jumped on visiting Georgia Southern early in an 85-36 win on Tuesday night.

Becca Bruszewski scored 18 points to lead six players in double figures and No. 15 Notre Dame shot 65 percent from the field to cruise to a 102-54 win over Boston College on Sunday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Tulyah Gaines scored a season-high 22 points, Lindsay Schrader added 17 and No. 16 Notre took control with a 21-1 run midway through the first half to beat Marquette 99-76.

The February Frenzy was filled with pink and filled with hope. And the fight for breast cancer awareness was the biggest winner.

Lindsay Schrader had 16 points and Charel Allen added 15 as Notre Dame (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP) forced 33 turnovers in an 88-58 victory against Boston College on Saturday.