SOUTH BEND — Here's everything you need to know as the Notre Dame women's basketball team hosts Virginia Tech on Thursday night.
No. 5/4 Virginia Tech (23-4, 14-2 ACC) vs. No. 17/17 Notre Dame (21-6, 11-5)
☘ when: Thursday, 7 p.m.
☘ where: Purcell Pavilion (9,149), Notre Dame Cathedral.
☘ ticket: Available.
☘ clock:ESPN.
☘ Please listen:WQLQ (99.9FM).
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Virginia Tech Hokies Scouting
The Hokies, who are on a 10-game winning streak and have already clinched the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament for the first time thanks to a head-to-head win over No. 2 Syracuse (13-4), could turn things around. Tech, which also won the regular-season league for the first time in history by defeating the Irish, who ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press poll and No. 4 in the coaches' poll, was led by two-time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley. . The 6-6 center is averaging 23.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks, while shooting 55.4 percent from the field, ranking first or second in the league in each of those numbers (N.D.'s Hannah Hidalgo ranks second in scoring). (second only to 23.7 points). . …Senior guard Georgia Amoore scores 17.9 points and 7.6 assists per game (second nationally behind Iowa's Caitlin Clark's 8.5 assists), goes 53-of-59 from the line and 68-of-201 from 3-point range. The success rate was 33.8%. …Other Hokie players include junior sharpshooter Matilda Ek, a transfer from Michigan State who averaged 10.8 points and shot 40.4% from distance on 67-of-166 shooting, and graduate guard Kayla King. (7.2 ppg), redshirt freshman Carly Wenzel (4.1 ppg), and junior swing. Olivia Smiel (3.6 points, 6.9 rebounds), 6-2 freshman Carys Baker (3.5 points, 25 of 55 3s), 6-5 freshman Clara Strzok (3.3 points in 11.7 minutes) , 3.6 rebounds). …The eight Tech players listed have played in all 27 games, with the exception of Amoore, who missed one game. …Based on ACC play alone, the Hokies are first in the league in both point differential (11.2) and rebound margin (8.8), but rank him 12th in turnover margin at -1.8. Masu. Meanwhile, he is second in Ireland in scoring differential (10.9). They are first in terms of fewer turnovers than their opponents (4.2), but only ninth in rebound margin (-0.1).
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The Irish, who are part of a crowded race to earn a top-four seed in next week's ACC Tournament, have a double bye and are tied for a four-way tie with No. 12 North Carolina State and No. 22 North Carolina State in the league. He is tied for 3rd place. Louisville (ND's final regular season opponent on Sunday, also Purcell) and Florida State. Duke and North Carolina are just one game apart at 10-6. Which tiebreak, if any, applies depends on the number of teams tied in a particular spot. If the two sides are tied, it will start with a head-to-head matchup, with the Irish losing to Syracuse, NC State and Carolina, and favoring FSU and Duke. If the ties on both sides are not resolved in a head-to-head matchup (for example, if ND beats Louisville, the head-to-head matchup will line up 1-1), then how will each team fare against the top-seeded team? Taka is as follows. Next tiebreak. Louisville lost its only matchup against Tech, so a win for the Irish against the Hokies would be an advantage. In the case of a tie involving two or more teams, the tiebreaker begins by looking at each club's cumulative record against the other teams involved in the tie. …Ireland's individual leaders are Hidalgo (23.7 ppg, 6.2 ppg, 5.5 assists, nation-leading 4.9 steals), Sonia Citron (15.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 54/59 from the line) and Maddie Westveld (14.0 ppg). ), Anna DeWolf (9.1 ppg, 2.7 apg), KK Bransford (7.5 ppg), Kylie Watson (6.3 ppg, 1.4 blocks), Nat Marshall (5.8 ppg). … ND leads the all-time series against Tech 15-2 after winning four straight, including a 63-52 road win over the No. 6 Hokie club last season.
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Quoted by Notre Dame coach Neale Ivey.
“It's a very tough stretch, but I'm looking forward to getting home. Looking at the schedule (earlier this year) and seeing the ACC regular season end like this, it was great to have to prepare for it. I knew that, but I just want to build each game. I feel like we're getting better.'' — Neele Ivey, ND coach, Tech and Louisville at Boston College on Sunday After the game ended with a 79-55 victory.
— Written by Anthony Anderson
