LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Winners of four straight, Notre Dame (19-9, 11-6) looks to spoil Louisville’s (25-5, 15-2) final home game of the regular season on Sunday as the Cardinals host the Irish for a 4 p.m. clash on ESPN2. Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli will have the call from the KFC Yum! Center.
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- Notre Dame is coming off its fourth consecutive win, this time downing Syracuse 72-62 on Thursday. Hannah Hidalgo led the team with 27 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and seven steals, while Cassandre Prosper had 16 points and seven boards. Malaya Cowles also posted 13 points and a career-high five assists.
- In the win, Hidalgo reached 700 points, 150 rebounds, 150 assists and 150 steals this season. It is just the second instance of that stat line in a season this century, and Hidalgo has the other one from 2023-24.
- Hidalgo continues to pace the ACC with 25.0 points per game and the nation with 5.6 steals per game. She is the only player in the nation to rank in the top 15 in both scoring and either steals or blocks. She is also the only player in the ACC under 5-8 who is averaging 6+ rebounds per game.
- Prosper has increased her scoring from 5.8 points per game in her first three years to 14.6 points per game this year, an increase of 151.7 percent.
- The Irish rank seventh nationally with 13.9 steals per game.
- Notre Dame is shooting 48.8 percent as a team over the last four games, all wins.
- Cowles is shooting 61.3 from the floor in the last five games.
- The Irish are 22-15 all-time against Louisville, including a 7-6 record at the KFC Yum! Center.