| GAME 16 | Notre Dame (11-4, 3-2) vs No. 22 North Carolina (13-4, 2-2) |
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| WHEN: | Sunday, Jan. 11 | 1 p.m. ET |
| WHERE | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | South Bend, Ind. |
| WATCH: | ESPN |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After downing Boston College on Thursday night, Notre Dame (11-4, 3-2) continues its three-game home stand on Sunday by welcoming No. 22 North Carolina (13-4, 2-2). Mark Neeley and Debbie Antonelli will have the call from Purcell Pavilion, and the game will begin on ESPN at 1 p.m.
NOTES
- Notre Dame is coming off of a historically efficient performance against Boston College on Thursday. The Irish won 94-60 and shot 65.4 percent from the floor, the program’s best shooting showing in a conference game since at least 1999. Notre Dame was also 7-10 from deep, its best overall 3-point shooting percentage since 2020. On defense, Notre Dame allowed just 19 rebounds, the fewest since 2018.
- Cassandre Prosper had 27 points and 13 rebounds against the Eagles. Both marks are just one shy of tying her career-highs. The showing was her fifth double-double in the last seven games and her third 20-point double-double of the year, tied for the most in the ACC.
- Three other Irish scored in double-figures on Thursday — Malaya Cowles had a season-high 20 points, while Hannah Hidalgo and Iyana Moore chipped in 16 each. Moore was 4-5 from beyond the arc, including a buzzer-beating logo triple as the clock expired to end the first quarter. Moore now leads the ACC with a 44.6 three-point percentage.
- All six members of Notre Dame’s current primary rotation are averaging 8+ points per game over the last five contests — Hidalgo (24.8), Prosper (19.8), Moore (15), Cowles (13.4), Vanessa de Jesus (9.6) and Gisela Sanchez (8.4).
- Hidalgo continues to pace the nation in steals (5.9) and the ACC in points (24.7). She also leads the team with 5.5 assists per game and ranks second with 6.1 rebounds per game.
- Prosper and Connecticut’s Sarah Strong are the only players in the nation averaging 17+ points, 7+ rebounds, 2+ steals and shooting 55+ percent from the floor.
- Notre Dame has four players averaging 2+ steals per game while no other ACC team has more than one.
- The Irish are 9-0 at home this year and averaging 93.1 points per game at Purcell Pavilion.
- The weekend will serve as a reunion for the 2001 national title team, one which Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey was a part. The group will be recognized at halftime for the 25th anniversary.
- Notre Dame is 11-5 all-time against North Carolina and 5-1 at home.