NOTRE DAME, Ind. — No. 14 Notre Dame returns to ACC play with a pair of home matches this weekend against NC State & Miami. The Irish will meet NC State on Friday (March 5) at 7 p.m. ET before taking on the Hurricanes on Sunday (March 7) at 1:30 p.m. ET. Both matches are set to be streamed live via ACC Network Extra.
#14 NOTRE DAME vs. NC STATE & MIAMI
Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Live Stream: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats (NC State) // Live Stats (Miami)
Twitter Updates: @NDVolleyball
Game Notes (PDF)
FOR STARTERS
- The Irish returned to action this spring with a five-set comeback victory over Valparaiso on February 18 to move to 7-1 overall.
- Notre Dame is currently ranked 14th in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll for the third consecutive week.
- The AVCA Poll has returned to its traditional top-25 format after the fall featured a Coaches Top-15 Poll.
- Zoe Nunez currently ranks eighth in the country and leads the ACC with a mark of 11.55 assists per set.
- Nunez has racked up 358 assists this season, which stands third in the ACC.
- Lindsey Miller led all active freshmen in the fall in hitting percentage, and currently ranks third in the ACC with a mark of .427.
- Hattie Monson enters the weekend with a team-high 155 digs and ranks second in the ACC with a mark of 5.00 digs per set.
- The Irish went 6-1 in the fall portion of the schedule which consisted entirely of ACC opponents.
- Notre Dame’s fall triumphs included four wins over teams that were ranked in the AVCA Fall Top-15 Poll.
HISTORY VS. NC STATE
- The Irish & Wolfpack will be meeting for the 12th time on Friday with NC State holding a 6-5 edge in the all-time series.
- The teams last met on September 29, 2019 inside Purcell Pavilion with the Irish earning a straight-set victory.
- Charley Niego notched 10 kills in that Irish sweep and Zoe Nunez added 29 assists and eight digs in the three sets of play.
HISTORY VS. MIAMI
- Notre Dame & Miami will be squaring off for the 16th time on Sunday and the Irish hold an 8-7 edge in the all-time series.
- The Irish have won two of the past three meetings with Miami and will be looking to avenge a five-set defeat in Coral Gables last season (Nov. 10, 2019).
- Caroline Meuth (20K, 11D) and Charley Niego (19K, 11D) each earned double-doubles in that five-set match at Miami a season ago.
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