| GAME 30 | No. 5 Notre Dame (20-9) vs No. 12 Miami (17-13) |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, March 5 | 1:30 p.m. ET |
| WHERE | Gas South Arena | Duluth, Ga. |
| WATCH: | ACCN |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
DULUTH, Ga. — March has arrived, and a late-season run by Notre Dame (20-9) helped the Irish secure the No. 5 seed for the 2026 ACC Tournament. After earning a first-round bye, the Irish will open play on Thursday against No. 12 seed Miami (17-13). The game will air on the ACC Network from Gas South Arena at 1:30 p.m. Jenn Hildreth and Debbie Antonelli will be on the call.
NOTES
- Notre Dame has won five consecutive games and seven of the last eight, including downing No. 10 Louisville on their home court on Sunday. Hannah Hidalgo posted another masterclass with 30 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals. She was 9-13 from the floor and had the game-sealing steal with 14 seconds to go. Vanessa de Jesus was also critical to Notre Dame’s win, hitting four triples and finishing with 14 points.
- Miami is coming off an ACC Tournament First Round game on Wednesday, defeating 13th-seeded Stanford 83-76 in overtime. Center Ra Shaya Kyle led the Hurricanes with 25 points and 11 rebounds.
- On Tuesday, Hidalgo was named ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in ACC history to win both awards in back-to-back seasons. Hidalgo was also ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman and is the second player in ACC history to earn the honor three times.
- Cassandre Prosper also received her flowers this week, as the senior was named the ACC’s Most Improved Player and earned a spot on the All-ACC Second Team. Prosper averaged career-highs in nearly every category — points (14.1), rebounds (7.1), assists (1.9), blocks (1.0), field goal percentage (49.4), free throw percentage (75.8) and three-point percentage (35.6).
- Notre Dame is 27-6 all-time against Miami and 2-1 in the ACC Tournament.