Diggins lead No. 2 Irish to 89-44 win over Friars

"Well, right now she's fourth," McGraw said, smiling.

Diggins, who is averaging 15.5 points a game, has a shot at becoming Notre Dame's all-time leading scorer. Irish assistant coach Beth Morgan holds the mark at 2,322 points, set from 1993-97.

"It will be great if Sky breaks the record. I think Beth will be the biggest cheerleader for her to do that," McGraw said.

It didn't take Diggins long to get started Saturday. She took a pass from Kayla McBride on the opening tip-off to score an easy layup 4 seconds in, to pass the milestone. Diggins said she wanted to get it over with quickly, and the sellout crowd erupted.

"The roar that came when I made that basket is something I won't forget," Diggins said. "It's special because I'm from here."

Diggins then quickly got started on moving to her next milestone, hitting from inside, mid-range and behind the 3-point line as Providence (6-13, 1-5 Big East) could do nothing to slow her. The only mistake Diggins made in the first half was to miss a free throw as the Irish (18-1, 7-0) jumped to a 46-15 lead.

"She took over the game," McGraw said.

Diggins had a 10-0 run on her own, starting with a free throw to give the Irish an 11-4 lead. She then scored on a pair of layups 12 seconds apart, then added another layup and a 3-pointer as Notre Dame opened a 20-4 lead.

"I was just looking for my opportunities and taking what they gave me," Diggins said. "I was getting good passes, too. We were getting steals and we were getting out in transition."