SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 13 Notre Dame (3-0) will travel to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and the Greenbrier Resort on Saturday to face off against DePaul (4-0) in the 2026 SoFi Shamrock Classic. The matchup is a Big East rivalry renewed.
The Irish will be looking for their fourth consecutive win following a strong performance on Tuesday against Detroit Mercy where they prevailed 108-60, nearly matching their ACC-leading average of 110 points per game.
Senior guard and All-American Hannah Hidalgo led the team in points and rebounds, tallying 23 points and 10 rebounds and securing her second double-double performance of the season. Additionally, she shot 8-8 from the free throw line to break Notre Dame’s program record of 566 career makes. The mark was previously held by Skylar Diggins.
Along with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, freshman Jacy Abii added three more blocks to her season total of 10. She leads the ACC in both blocks and defensive rebounds per game, and she leads all freshmen nationally with 12 steals, 10 blocks and 25 defensive rebounds on the season.
Fifth year Madison St. Rose contributed an additional 19 points and seven rebounds against the Titans, along with Leah Macy’s performance of 17 points and five steals. Jenica Lewis recorded another 12 points off the bench, ascending to fourth in the ACC with a three-point percentage of 50 percent on the season.
DePaul will be looking to pull off an upset against the Irish coming off of an 85-65 win in their matchup against Northern Illinois on Wednesday. Freshman Mikaia Litza leads the team in scoring with 14.8 points per game, while Louis Volker’s blocking total ranks first in the Big East with a current total of six.
Notre Dame is 27-20 all-time against DePaul, and the teams last played in December 2021. Sloane Martin, LaChina Robinson and Ice Young will be on the call for the 1 p.m. ET tipoff on NBC.