NOTRE DAME, Ind. — No. 14 Notre Dame hits the road and continues ACC play this weekend with a pair of matches against Florida State and Virginia Tech in Tallahassee. The Irish will meet the Seminoles on Friday (March 12) at 5 p.m. ET before taking on Virginia Tech on Saturday (March 13) at 3 p.m. ET. Friday’s match is set to be streamed live via ACC Network Extra and there will be no stream for Saturday’s contest against the Hokies.
#14 NOTRE DAME vs. FLORIDA STATE & VIRGINIA TECH
Location: Tallahassee, Fla.
Live Stream: ACC Network Extra (Friday only)
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Game Notes (PDF)
FOR STARTERS
- The Irish are coming off back-to-back home sweeps against NC State and Miami and enter the weekend 9-1 overall and 8-1 in ACC play.
- The Irish hit a season-best .375 against the Wolfpack while limiting NC State to .038, also a season-best.
- On Sunday (March 7) against Miami, the Irish racked up 16 team blocks in three sets, including 10 by Hannah Thompson.
- Thompson earned the first 10+ block performance since Kristen Baer on September 14, 2019 against Northern Kentucky.
- Notre Dame is currently ranked 14th in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll for the fourth consecutive week.
HISTORY VS. FLORIDA STATE
- The Irish & Seminoles will be meeting for the 18th time on Friday in Tallahassee.
- Florida State leads the all-time series, 12-5.
- The last time they met on November 8, 2019, Notre Dame earned a road sweep over the Seminoles.
- In that victory in Tallahassee, Charley Niego collected a game-high 17 kills and added 10 digs.
- Zoe Nunez racked up 42 assists in three sets and added 13 digs.
HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA TECH
- Notre Dame & Virginia Tech will be squaring off for the 12th time on Saturday with the Irish holding an 8-3 advantage in the all-time series.
- The Irish have won five consecutive matches against the Hokies dating back to October 23, 2016.
- Last season, the Irish rallied from an opening-set loss to beat Virginia Tech in four sets on October 11, 2019.
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