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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.

How can I watch Cardinals vs. Fighting Irish?

  • 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

LOULOU NDND
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
Louisville 2-0 - 11-3
Syracuse 1-0 0.5 10-1
Wake Forest 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-2
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 8-2
Virginia 1-0 0.5 8-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 7-4
Duke 1-0 0.5 4-6
Clemson 1-1 1 8-4
North Carolina 0-1 1.5 10-3
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 9-3
California 0-1 1.5 8-4
Miami 0-1 1.5 6-4
Pittsburgh 0-1 1.5 6-6
SMU 0-1 1.5 5-6
Florida State 0-1 1.5 4-8
Georgia Tech 0-1 1.5 4-8
Boston College 0-1 1.5 4-9
Full Standings