NOTRE DAME, Ind. — No. 23 Notre Dame closes out its home regular season slate with Senior Night against Clemson on Friday, March 26. First serve is set for 7 p.m. ET inside Purcell Pavilion and the contest will be streamed live via ACC Network Extra.
#23 NOTRE DAME vs. CLEMSON
Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Live Stream: ACC Network Extra
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FOR STARTERS
- The Irish enter the weekend at 11-3 (11-3 ACC) and have earned straight-set victories in four of their last six matches.
- Notre Dame’s home contest against Virginia, originally slated for this Sunday (March 28) has been declared a no contest following Virginia’s cancellation of their spring season. The Irish receive a win for the sole purpose of ACC Standings, making them 11-3 in conference play, but not an official victory on their record.
- Notre Dame is currently ranked 23rd in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll.
- Last weekend, the Irish swept Wake Forest before a comeback bid fell short in a five-set defeat at North Carolina.
- Charley Niego enters Friday’s match having earned a double-double in five of her last seven outings.
- Niego totaled a combined 40 kills and 21 digs last weekend against Wake Forest and North Carolina.
THANK YOU, SENIORS
- The Irish are set to honor seniors Monroe Olsen and Hannah Thompson in a pregame ceremony on Friday night.
- Olsen, a senior setter out of Valparaiso, Indiana, has earned a career-high six aces this season while serving as a team captain.
- Thompson, a senior blocker out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has racked up career-highs in kills (82) and total blocks (61) in 2020-21.
- Thompson’s 61 total blocks currently rank fourth in the ACC.
HISTORY VS. CLEMSON
- Notre Dame & Clemson will be meeting for the 12th time on Friday with the Irish holding an 8-3 advantage in the all-time series.
- The Irish have won six straight matches against the Tigers dating back to October 9, 2015.
- The two teams last met on October 4, 2019 inside Purcell Pavilion with Notre Dame earning a four-set victory.
- Charley Niego notched a double-double in that win with 14 kills and 11 digs.
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