| GAME 09 | No. 19 Notre Dame (6-2, 1-0) vs. Morehead State (4-5, 0-0) |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, Dec. 11 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| WHERE | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | South Bend, Ind. |
| WATCH: | ACCNX |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
NOTES
- Notre Dame blew by Florida State on Sunday in its last outing, 93-58. It was the program’s largest margin of victory ever over the Seminoles.
- Five Notre Dame players scored in double-figures in Tallahassee — Cassandre Prosper (21), Iyana Moore (19), Hannah Hidalgo (17), Malaya Cowles (14) and Gisela Sanchez (12).
- Cowles also had 13 rebounds, marking her first double-double of her Irish career and a career-high on the boards.
- After 45 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and seven steals last week, Hidalgo was named ACC Player of the Week for the third time this season and the ninth in her career, tied for third in the history of the ACC with Louisville’s Asia Durr and Maryland’s Alyssa Thomas.
- Hidalgo leads the ACC in scoring (25.9) and the nation in steals (5.5).
- Prosper is having the best season statistically of her career by a wide margin. Her progress from her first three years to this season is as follows — points/game has gone from 5.8 to 14.3 (146.6 percent increase), field goal percentage has gone from 39.0 to 56.8 (45.6 percent increase), free throw percentage from 66.7 to 80 (19.9 percent increase) and blocks/game from 0.8 to 1.4 (75 percent increase).
- After the Irish victory over Florida State on Sunday, Notre Dame is 9-4 in ACC openers since joining the conference.
- Notre Dame is 1-0 all-time against Morehead State, winning a 2010 matchup 91-28 in South Bend.