| GAME 27 | No. 1 Notre Dame (24-2, 15-0) at No. 13 NC State (21-5, 13-2) |
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| WHEN: | Sunday, Feb. 23 | 12:00 p.m. |
| WHERE | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, N.C. |
| WATCH: | ESPN |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
RALEIGH, N.C. — No. 1 Notre Dame (24-2, 15-0) will face its toughest ACC road game of the year on Sunday, as the top-ranked Irish are set to battle No. 13 NC State (21-5, 13-2) in a rematch of last season’s ACC Championship. If Notre Dame wins, the Irish will clinch an ACC regular season title for the second time under Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey (2023) and the eighth time in program history.
Notre Dame is coming off its seventh ACC win of more than 30 points this season, tied for the most since joining the conference. The Irish played a complete defensive game and took down Miami at their place on Thursday night, 82-42. Sonia Citron continues to shoot lights out and led the Irish with 19 points. She’s averaging 16.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game over the last five contests while shooting 62.7 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range.
Hannah Hidalgo had 18 points against the Hurricanes and ranks second nationally with 24.6 points per game this season. Liatu King had 13 points, 13 rebounds and tied a career-high 4 assists.
The Wolfpack have a star backcourt of their own with guards Aziaha James, Saniya Rivers and Zoe Brooks, who are averaging 17.7, 12.2 and 13.5 points per game, respectively. James had 17 points at No. 20 Georgia Tech on Thursday (15 in the first half) and dropped a career-high 36 points against Duke a few weeks ago.
Like Notre Dame, NC State is battle tested this year. Four of the Wolfpack’s five losses have come against AP Top 10 teams, and the group has beaten three ranked teams.
Notre Dame is 10-5 all-time against NC State and 3-2 in Raleigh. Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe will have the call on ESPN at noon, and ESPN’s College GameDay will be live from Reynolds Coliseum for the hour before the game.