Kayla McBride scores 18 as No. 2 Notre Dame shuts down Va. Tech
Kayla McBride scored 18 points, and Notre Dame held Virginia Tech to 27 percent shooting in a 74-48 victory Thursday, the Fighting Irish's 22nd straight home win.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Virginia Tech Hokies
48
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 19 | 29 | 48 |
| ND | 37 | 37 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | @ VCU Rams | W 77-66 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | vs James Madison Dukes | W 59-43 | NCAAW |
| 11/4/26 | vs Delaware Blue Hens | W 101-53 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs North Carolina Central Eagles | W 85-39 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:33 48-74
Kristina Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Madison Cable.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 48-72
Tara Nahodil made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 47-72
Foul on Diamond Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 47-72
Foul on Diamond Thompson.
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JumpShot 2:04 47-72
Lauren Evans made Jumper. Assisted by Tara Nahodil.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 45-72
Kristina Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 45-71
Foul on Tara Nahodil.
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LayUpShot 3:31 45-71
Kristina Nelson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 45-69
Serafina Maulupe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 44-69
Serafina Maulupe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 43-69
Foul on Whitney Holloway.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 43-69
Tara Nahodil made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:11 42-69
Foul on Kristina Nelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:50 42-69
Hannah Huffman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:50 42-68
Hannah Huffman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:50 42-67
Foul on Hannah Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:03 42-67
Lauren Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:03 41-67
Foul on Hannah Huffman.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:21 41-67
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:21 41-66
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:21 41-65
Foul on Hannah Young.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:52 41-65
Samantha Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Serafina Maulupe.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:13 38-65
Uju Ugoka made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:13 37-65
Foul on Markisha Wright.
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LayUpShot 7:13 37-65
Uju Ugoka made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:30 35-65
Taya Reimer made Layup. Assisted by Markisha Wright.
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PersonalFoul 8:25 35-63
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 9:10 35-63
Taya Reimer made Layup. Assisted by Michaela Mabrey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:46 35-61
Vanessa Panousis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Uju Ugoka.
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PersonalFoul 10:01 32-61
Foul on Serafina Maulupe.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:10 32-61
Uju Ugoka made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:10 31-61
Foul on Markisha Wright.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 31-61
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:27 31-60
Foul on Taijah Campbell.
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LayUpShot 10:27 31-60
Taya Reimer made Layup. Assisted by Madison Cable.
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PersonalFoul 10:30 31-58
Foul on Taijah Campbell.
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LayUpShot 11:30 31-58
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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JumpShot 11:51 31-56
Jewell Loyd made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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PersonalFoul 11:52 31-54
Foul on Vanessa Panousis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:29 31-54
Jewell Loyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:03 31-51
Vanessa Panousis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Uju Ugoka.
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PersonalFoul 13:09 28-51
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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PersonalFoul 14:29 28-51
Foul on Monet Tellier.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:48 28-51
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:48 28-50
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:48 28-49
Foul on Hannah Young.
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LayUpShot 15:07 28-49
Nia Evans made Layup. Assisted by Taijah Campbell.
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JumpShot 15:24 26-49
Jewell Loyd made Jumper.
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JumpShot 16:03 26-47
Kayla McBride made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:25 26-45
Monet Tellier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Panousis.
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JumpShot 16:53 23-45
Hannah Young made Jumper. Assisted by Uju Ugoka.
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LayUpShot 17:23 21-45
Natalie Achonwa made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:36 21-43
Foul on Lindsay Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:21 21-43
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:21 21-42
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:21 21-41
Foul on Monet Tellier.
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LayUpShot 19:01 21-41
Kayla McBride made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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LayUpShot 19:28 21-39
Natalie Achonwa made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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JumpShot 19:43 21-37
Taijah Campbell made Jumper. Assisted by Monet Tellier.
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LayUpShot 1:14 19-37
Taya Reimer made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Achonwa.
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End Game 0:00 48-74
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 48-74
Madison Cable Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:03 48-74
Serafina Maulupe missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:33 48-74
Kristina Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Madison Cable.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 48-72
Tara Nahodil made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:48 47-72
Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 47-72
Tara Nahodil missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 47-72
Foul on Diamond Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 47-72
Tara Nahodil Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 47-72
Kristina Nelson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:17 47-72
Madison Cable Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:17 47-72
Kelsey Conyers missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:36 47-72
Diamond Thompson Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 47-72
Foul on Diamond Thompson.
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JumpShot 2:04 47-72
Lauren Evans made Jumper. Assisted by Tara Nahodil.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:19 45-72
Hannah Huffman Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:25 45-72
Madison Cable Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:25 45-72
Serafina Maulupe missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:29 45-72
Serafina Maulupe Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:29 45-72
Tara Nahodil missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 45-72
Kristina Nelson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:46 45-71
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 45-71
Kristina Nelson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 45-71
Foul on Tara Nahodil.
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Defensive Rebound 3:01 45-71
Diamond Thompson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:01 45-71
Serafina Maulupe missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:31 45-71
Kristina Nelson made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:34 45-69
Kristina Nelson Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:34 45-69
Madison Cable missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 45-69
Serafina Maulupe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 44-69
Serafina Maulupe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 43-69
Foul on Whitney Holloway.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:49 43-69
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:49 43-69
Whitney Holloway Turnover.
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Steal 3:53 43-69
Whitney Holloway Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:54 43-69
Hannah Young Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:00 43-69
Hannah Young Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:00 43-69
Kristina Nelson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 43-69
Kristina Nelson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 43-69
Tara Nahodil missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
VT
ND
17-62
FG
26-51
27
Field Goal %
51
4-13
3PT
4-11
31
Three Point %
36
10-17
FT
18-22
59
Free Throw %
82
34
Rebounds
41
14
Offensive Rebounds
8
20
Defensive Rebounds
33
12
Assists
19
7
Steals
8
1
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
17
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
15
0
Fast Break Points
0
12
Points in Paint
32
18
Fouls
15
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