| GAME 15 | No. 3 Notre Dame (12-2, 3-0) vs Wake Forest (7-7, 0-3) |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, Jan. 9 | 5 p.m. |
| WHERE | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | South Bend, Ind. |
| WATCH: | ACCNX |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 3 Notre Dame (12-2, 3-0) will look to continue its hot ACC start on Thursday evening, as Wake Forest (7-7, 0-3) visits Purcell Pavilion for the first home game of 2025.
Notre Dame’s last trip out was a successful one. The Irish earned their fourth double-digit ranked victory of the season by knocking off No. 17 UNC at their place, 76-66. Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles led the charge. Hidalgo had 24 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. Miles had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Both guards knocked down five triples, and Notre Dame finished 13-21 from downtown.
All-ACC forward Maddy Westbeld returned to the court for the first time this year as well, playing 13 minutes and notching a rebound, a block and a steal.
While the Demon Deacons have struggled to finish ACC games so far, they’ve been competitive against both Clemson and Louisville. Wake Forest took the Cardinals to overtime on Sunday, and Rylie Theuerkauf had 17 points with five 3-pointers. The team shot 58.7 percent from the floor and 52.6 percent from beyond the arc.
In total this season, the Demon Deacons have the third-best scoring defense in the ACC (57.0 points per game). Malaya Cowles is the leading rebounder (6.3), and Theuerkauf is their leading scorer on the other end (10.2). Five different players are averaging at least 8 points per game.
Notre Dame is 12-0 all-time against the Demon Deacons. Thursday’s game tips off at 5 p.m., which is a change from the previously scheduled 7 p.m.