Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· NCAA Women's Basketball

Louisville Cardinals

20-9, 10-3 Away

Final
59 - 72

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

25-4, 14-1 Home

Hidalgo scores 20 as No. 3 Notre Dame earns share of ACC women's title with win over Louisville

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Louisville Cardinals - Game Highlights

Notre Dame (25-4 overall, 16-2 ACC) has won or shared the ACC title eight times since joining the league in the 2013-2014 season. The Fighting Irish shared the title with N.C. State, a 69-45 winner over SMU on Sunday.

Olivia Miles scored 15 points as Notre Dame shook off losses to No. 9 N.C. State and No. 24 Florida State in the past week.

Jayda Curry scored 19 points for Louisville (20-9 overall, 13-5 ACC).

Takeaways Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish may need a strong showing in the ACC Tournament to lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Louisville: Has won five of its past seven games to build momentum for the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. The only losses in the stretch have been to No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 9 North Carolina.

Key moment Olivia Miles hit an off-balance 3 along the sideline at the third-quarter buzzer to give the Fighting Irish a 58-40 lead, and then celebrated by slapping hands with Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman, who was sitting courtside.

Key stat Notre Dame outscored Louisville 21-15 in second-chance points, although Louisville had 20 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame’s 13.

Up next The ACC Tournament is next for the Fighting Irish and the Cardinals.

TV Channel: Cardinals vs Fighting Irish 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00	End of Game	59 - 72
4th 0:00	End of 4th Quarter	59 - 72
4th 0:03	Izela Arenas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mackenly Randolph.	59 - 72
4th 0:06	Louisville Timeout	56 - 72
4th 0:06	Sarah Cernugel subbing in for Notre Dame	56 - 72

Statistics

LOU		ND
22-73	FG	24-55
30	Field Goal %	44
8-23	3PT	6-15
35	Three Point %	40
7-12	FT	18-23
58	Free Throw %	78
40	Rebounds	48
20	Offensive Rebounds	13
20	Defensive Rebounds	35
10	Assists	14
7	Steals	6
2	Blocks	6
16	Turnovers	19
2	Team Turnovers	0
16	Total Turnovers	19
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
18	Points Off Turnovers	14
13	Fast Break Points	8
22	Points in Paint	26
22	Fouls	14
3	Largest Lead	21

Game Information

Purcell Pavilion

Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 8,852 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Duke	15-1	-	20-7
Louisville	14-2	1	24-5
North Carolina	12-4	3	23-6
Syracuse	11-5	4	21-6
Virginia	11-5	4	19-8
NC State	11-5	4	18-9
Virginia Tech	11-6	4.5	21-8
Clemson	10-6	5	19-9
Notre Dame	10-6	5	18-9
California	8-8	7	17-12
Miami	7-9	8	15-12
Georgia Tech	7-9	8	12-16
Stanford	6-10	9	17-12
Wake Forest	4-12	11	14-14
Florida State	4-12	11	9-19
SMU	2-14	13	9-19
Pittsburgh	1-15	14	8-21
Boston College	1-16	14.5	5-25

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