Irish Continue Road Swing at UNC & NC State

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Notre Dame continues ACC play on the road this weekend with matchups at North Carolina and NC State. The Irish meet the Tar Heels on Friday, October 5 at 6 p.m. ET before taking on the Wolfpack on Sunday, October 7 at 1 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

NOTRE DAME AT NORTH CAROLINA
Friday, November 5 – 6 p.m. ET
ACC Network Extra
Live Stats

NOTRE DAME AT NC STATE
Sunday, November 7 – 1 p.m. ET
ACC Network Extra
Live Stats

Notre Dame Notes (PDF)

FOR STARTERS

• Notre Dame owns a 66-36 record in ACC contests since the start of the 2016 season.
• The Irish have won six of their last nine matches, including five straight-set victories over ACC opponents.
• Since being down 0-2 at Georgia Tech on October 1, Notre Dame has won 22 of 29 sets played.
• Lauren Tarnoff has racked up 29 blocks in her last three matches, including a 13-block effort vs. #4 Pittsburgh on October 22.
• In that five-set match against Pittsburgh, the Irish notched 21 total blocks and hit the 20-block mark for the first time since October 28, 2018 vs. Boston College.

HISTORY VS. NORTH CAROLINA

• Friday will be the 16th meeting between the Irish and Tar Heels with Notre Dame owning an 8-7 advantage in the all-time series.
• Notre Dame has won three of the last four matchups against North Carolina, but fell in five sets a season ago in Chapel Hill.
• The Irish erased a 2-0 deficit in that contest to force a fifth set, but ultimately 15-9 in that final frame on March 21, 2021.
• In last year’s meeting, Charley Niego led the Irish with 21 kills to go with 10 digs while Hattie Monson racked up a team-high 19 digs.

HISTORY VS. NC STATE

• The Irish and Wolfpack will be meeting for the 13th time on Sunday with the all-time series even at 6-6.
• Notre Dame has won two straight matches against NC State, both in straight-set fashion, including a sweep inside Purcell Pavilion last season on March 5, 2021.
• In last year’s sweep of NC State, Aubrey Hamilton hit .419 and led Notre Dame with 15 kills while Charley Niego added 12 kills with a mark of .485.
• As a team, the Irish hit .375 in their victory over NC State last spring.

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