CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lindsay Schrader scored 19 points and No. 12 Notre Dame pulled away in the second half to beat Charlotte 68-61 on Sunday afternoon.

Melissa Lechlitner added 13 points, and Natalie Novosel and Becca Bruszewski had 12 each for the Fighting Irish (10-1), who led by as many as nine points midway through the second half in winning their third straight.

Aysha Jones scored 15 points, Daneille Burgin 13 and Erin Floyd 11 for the 49ers (8-4), who committed 24 turnovers in losing their second straight game.

Down two points with less that 14 minutes left in the second half, Notre Dame went on a 13-2 run. Bruszewski's short jumper with 13:28 left tied the score at 39, and Schrader's layup with 9:36 remaining put the Fighting Irish ahead 50-41.

Charlotte managed to pull within five points five times in the final minutes, but Ashley Barlow hit a pair of free throws with four seconds left to seal the win.