| GAME 17 | No. 3 Notre Dame (14-2, 5-0) vs No. 17 Georgia Tech (15-2, 3-2) |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, Jan. 16 | 6 p.m. |
| WHERE | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | South Bend, Ind. |
| WATCH: | ACC Network |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Just over two months into the 2024-25 season, No. 3 Notre Dame (14-2, 5-0) is staring down its sixth ranked matchup already. The Irish will host No. 17 Georgia Tech (15-2, 3-2) on Thursday evening at Purcell Pavilion.
Notre Dame is coming off a hard-fought 67-58 victory at Clemson on Sunday, one in which they did not have All-American guard Hannah Hidalgo. Olivia Miles has been rolling with Hidalgo on the court, and that continued without Hidalgo as Miles led the offense and put Liatu King in a position to score as the Tigers crowded the paint. King led the crew with 23 points and 11 rebounds, her eighth double-double of the season. Miles had 17 points and 9 assists.
“I feel like they’re very confident,” Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said on Wednesday when asked about her team beginning to fire on all cylinders as players return from injury. “I think the last game [against Clemson], everyone knew they had to do a little bit more. You can’t replace 15 points, 6 steals and 5 assists, or whatever [Hannah’s] stat line is, but everybody adjusted.
“With her back, they’re all getting confident, growing and building that chemistry together.”
While Georgia Tech is coming off back-to-back losses — its only losing efforts of the season — the Yellow Jackets bring a high-powered offense to South Bend (82.4 points per game) led by juniors Kara Dunn and Tonie Morgan. Dunn leads the team with 16 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. She is shooting 54.5 percent from the floor.
The Yellow Jackets also boast the ACC’s top freshman scorer in Dani Carnegie (15.1 ppg), although her health remains in question after suffering a hamstring injury against Virginia Tech last week. She did not play at Louisville on Sunday. Carnegie has drained 45 of 107 3-point attempts this season as well (42.1 percent).
On that note, Notre Dame is “anticipating” Hidalgo will play on Thursday, Ivey said on Wednesday. Hidalgo ranks second nationally with 25.7 points per game and 4.1 steals per game.
Notre Dame is 18-1 all-time against Georgia Tech and has won the last five meetings. In addition to the broadcast on the ACC Network at 6 p.m., ACCN’s Nothing But Net pregame show will be live from Purcell Pavilion beginning at 5:30 p.m.