| GAME 28 | No. 3 Notre Dame (24-3, 15-1) vs No. 24 Florida State (22-6, 12-4) |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, Feb. 27 | 8:00 p.m. |
| WHERE | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | South Bend, Ind. |
| WATCH: | ACCN |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 3 Notre Dame (24-3, 15-1) returns to Purcell Pavilion on Thursday, as the Irish welcome No. 24 Florida State (22-6, 12-4) for a battle of the ACC’s top offenses. Notre Dame is averaging 86.8 points per game (second in the ACC, fourth nationally), and the Seminoles are posting 89.4 points per contest (first in the ACC, second nationally).
Notre Dame is coming off of its first conference loss of the season, a double overtime clash at No. 13 NC State on Sunday that ended 104-95 in favor of the home team. The Irish were led in scoring by Hannah Hidalgo (26 points), but it was the heroics of Sonia Citron that nearly earned Notre Dame the victory on multiple occasions. Citron had just 2 points in the first half but came out of the locker room on fire with 10 points in the third quarter. She hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime, and she finished with 23 points.
Over her last five games, Citron is averaging 19 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game while shooting 63.9 percent from the floor and 47.6 percent from beyond the arc.
Florida State is led by the nation’s leading scorer, Ta’Niya Latson, although the star guard has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury. Fellow FSU guard O’Mariah Gordon has missed the last two games as well.
In their absence, junior guard and Texas A&M transfer Sydney Bowles has stepped up, scoring 32 points in a win over No. 20 Georgia Tech on Sunday. Forward Makayla Timpson had her 14th double-double of the year in the contest as well.
Thursday’s game is also Senior Day, and Notre Dame will recognize seven seniors and graduate students on the court prior to the game. Notre Dame is 13-1 all-time against the Seminoles and 5-0 at home. Thursday’s game tips off on the ACC Network at 8 p.m. Jenn Hildreth and Debbie Antonelli will be on the call.