| GAME 35: | No. 2 Notre Dame (28-6) vs No. 3 Oregon State (26-7) |
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| WHEN: | Friday, March 29 | 2:30 p.m. ET |
| WHERE | Albany, N.Y. | MVP Arena |
| WATCH: | ESPN |
| LISTEN: | Notre Dame Radio Network |
| SOCIAL: | @NDWBB | #GOIRISH |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It’s state-of-Illinois-week at Notre Dame, evidently.
On Tuesday, the No. 17 Irish (3-1) will host Chicago State (0-5) for a midweek tilt. It will be the third consecutive team out of Illinois that Notre Dame plays. The Irish have beaten both Northwestern and Illinois in the last week.
The offense continues to hum for Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey. Hannah Hidalgo has scored at least 21 points in all four games this season, and Maddy Westbeld is coming off of a 24-point showing against Illinois. On average, Notre Dame has four women scoring in double-figures in each game thus far. The starters have been dominant, but the bench has made major contributions as well. Outside of Hidalgo and Westbeld, sophomore KK Bransford was the only one in double-figures on Saturday despite coming off the bench.
The Cougars, on the other hand, are struggling on both ends of the floor. Chicago State is scoring just 50 points per game, which ranks 331st in the NCAA. They are surrendering 84.4, which checks in at 338th nationally.
Tae’lor Willard is leading Chicago State with 10.6 points per game. She is the only one averaging double figures, although Josie Hill and Jacia Cunningham are close at 9.0 points per game. Hill, a 6-1 center, is Chicago State’s rebounding leader at 7.4 per contest.
Tuesday’s contest tips off at 7 p.m. on ACCNX. Notre Dame is 2-0 all-time against Chicago State.