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No. 7 Notre Dame moves on to Big East semifinals

Mar 7, 2011 - 4:29 AM Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Devereaux Peters tallied 19 points, nine rebounds and six blocks as No. 7 Notre Dame defeated Louisville, 63-53, in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals round.

Skylar Diggins notched 14 points and four assists for the Fighting Irish (25-6), who is the third seed in the tournament and will play second-seeded DePaul in the semifinals on Monday.

Shoni Schimmel had 12 points and six rebounds for the Cardinals (20-12), who got nine points from Keshia Hines and Charmaine Tay.

Notre Dame held a 32-24 lead at half and kept their distance during the second -- shooting 50 percent from the field -- to preserve the win.