SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After a two-game road swing to start the new year, Notre Dame (10-4, 2-2) is back at home on Thursday and hosts Boston College (4-13, 0-4). Tyler Reidy and Conor Clingen will call the ACCNX contest.
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- Notre Dame has posted a balanced scoring attack over the last five games, getting 24.2 points per game from Hannah Hidalgo, 19.2 points per game from Cassandre Prosper, 13.6 points per game from Iyana Moore, 12.8 points per game from Malaya Cowles, and 9.8 points per game from Vanessa de Jesus.
- Hidalgo continues to pace the country in steals (5.9) and the ACC in points (25.3). She ranks second nationally in the latter category.
- Hidalgo has 361 career steals, just 21 shy of breaking the Notre Dame career record held by Skylar Diggins (381).
- Prosper continues to be one of the most improved players in the country. She has increased her scoring 182.8 percent from her first three years to this year (5.8 –> 16.4) and her rebounding 84.2 percent from her first three years to this year (3.8 –> 7.0).
- The Irish are undefeated at home this season (8-0) and averaging 93.0 points, 19.3 steals and 17.6 assists per game in those contests.
- Notre Dame is 31-9 all-time against Boston College and 18-1 at home. The Irish won last year’s meeting in Chestnut Hill, 89-63.
Hannah Hidalgo