Irish Hit Road For First Time, Take on Arizona & Texas

SOUTH BEND, Ind. —Notre Dame hits the road for the first time this weekend to take on Arizona and top-ranked Texas this Saturday and Sunday in Austin, Texas. The Irish first meet the Wildcats on Saturday, September 11 at 2 p.m. ET before taking on Texas on Sunday, September 11 at 1 p.m. ET. Saturday’s match will not be streamed while the Notre Dame-Texas matchup will be televised on Longhorn Network.

NOTRE DAME VS. ARIZONA
Saturday, September 11 – 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET
Austin, Texas
Live Stats

NOTRE DAME VS. #1 TEXAS
Sunday, September 12 – 12 p.m. CT/1 p.m. ET
Austin, Texas
Longhorn Network
Live Stats

Notre Dame Notes (PDF)

FOR STARTERS

• The Irish are going on the road for the first time this season after hosting six consecutive matches on the first two weekends of the 2021 campaign.
• Notre Dame is taking on the top-ranked team in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the first time since meeting #1 UCLA on August 24, 2012.
• The Irish have never beaten the top-ranked team in the country, but own a pair of top-five wins (9.25.93 vs. #3 Nebraska and 8.29.09 vs. #5 Stanford).
• Notre Dame owns 14 victories over teams ranked in the top-10.

HISTORY VS. ARIZONA

• Saturday will be the fifth meeting between the Irish and Wildcats with the all-time series tied at 2-2.
• The two sides last met on August 29, 2010 when Arizona earned a straight-set victory.
• That 2010 match was the lone meeting between the two schools in the 25-point era.

HISTORY VS. TEXAS

• The Irish and Longhorns have met 10 times with Texas holding a 7-3 advantage in the series between the two schools.
• However, the Irish have won the last two matches against Texas, including a straight-set victory in 2003 and a five-set triumph in 2005.
• Notre Dame is taking on the top-ranked team in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the first time since meeting #1 UCLA on August 24, 2012 and is searching for its first program win over the top-ranked team in the country.

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