The Wolfpack returns to action Thursday, Feb 15 with a road matchup at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana (opening tip: 6PM).

The Wolfpack stays on the road for a Thursday night matchup with a ranked Notre Dame squad in South Bend, Ind. Tip-off from the Purcell Pavilion is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.

No. 6 NC State women's basketball (21-3, 9-3 ACC) hits the road again for its third ranked matchup in the last four games as it faces off against 16th-ranked Notre Dame (18-5, 8-4 ACC) on Thursday night.

Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Fighting Irish is set for 6 p.m. from Purcell Pavilion, and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network. Live radio coverage will also be available on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh and on the GoPack and Varsity Network apps.

SERIES HISTORY (NOTRE DAME LEADS 9-4)
Thursday marks the 14th overall meeting between NC State and Notre Dame.
NC State's most recent wins in the series marked its first time stringing together back-to-back victories over the Fighting Irish. The Wolfpack beat Notre Dame 66-63 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 and again by a 69-65 score in last year's regular-season meeting on the Pack's home court.
Notre Dame won the most recent matchup between the squads, a 66-60 victory in the 2023 ACC Tournament quarterfinal.
Each of the last four meetings between the Wolfpack and the Fighting Irish have been decided by six or fewer points.
The Pack is 1-3 in road games at Notre Dame.
NC State's last win at Notre Dame was on Jan. 12, 2020, which also marks its only all-time victory in South Bend.
The Wolfpack is 4-8 against the Fighting Irish under the leadership of Coach Moore.
Thursday's contest marks the ninth time that NC State and Notre Dame will meet as a pair of ranked squads. The Wolfpack is 2-6 in the previous such contests but has won the last two ranked versus ranked matchups with the Fighting Irish.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/2/14/womens-basketball-6-pack-stays-on-road-for-thursday-ranked-matchup-against-16-nd

North Carolina State at Notre Dame ACC Network, 6 p.m.

Mimi is pictured participating in the shoot around (3rd pic):

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NC State at Notre Dame
Women's College Basketball
6 pm ET
ACC Network

@jennhildreth (pbp) & @jaszthomas (analyst) #CBB #WBB

NC State at Notre Dame
Women’s College Basketball
6 pm ET
ACC Network
 @jennhildreth (pbp) & @jaszthomas (analyst) #CBB #WBB

— Announcer Schedules (@announcerskeds) February 15, 2024

Per live stats
Brooks starting in place of Collins

Radio
Good news
No serious damage
Bad news
Probable out tonight


KP did not travel with team due to injury and is out for foreseeable future

More when playing interview with Coach Moore after commercial

Coach Moore pregame interview

Collins status
Nothing structurally
Deep bone bruise
Did little bit at practice
Will be back over long haul
Did not say when

1Q
Notre Dame timeout
NC State 12
Notre Dame 2

1Q
NC State 19
Notre Dame 7

2Q
Media timeout
4:55
NC State 26
Notre Dame 11

Halftime
NC State 30
Notre Dame 18

Final
NC State 59
Notre Dame 43

A good win that could have been much better. Careless turnovers and 4-10 from the line won't get it done most nights. Great defensive effort by the Pack tonight.

Always good to get a win when you don't play well and it gives them something to work on getting ready for GT.

Free throws vs Notre Dame
4-10
40%

Sixth-ranked NC State women's basketball (22-3, 10-3 ACC) made a statement on the road with a lockdown defensive effort against 16th-ranked Notre Dame (18-6, 8-5 ACC), beating the Fighting Irish 59-43 on their home floor.

The victory was the Pack's sixth over a ranked opponent this year and its first true road win over an AP Top 25 team since beating No. 10 Iowa on Dec. 1, 2022.

NC State's defense was on full display in the win, as Notre Dame's 43 points marked its fewest scored in a home game since January 2004. It tied as the fewest points that the Wolfpack has given up to any ranked opponent in its 50-season history. The Pack also limited the Fighting Irish to a season-low shooting percentage (.269).

Madison Hayes (16 points), River Baldwin (14 points), Aziaha James (11 points) and Saniya Rivers (10 points) all scored in double figures, with Baldwin and Rivers each adding 10 rebounds to round out their double-doubles.

The Wolfpack got off to a hot start and never looked back en route to the 16-point victory. NC State hit six of its first eight shots and went up 16-2 while holding Notre Dame scoreless for over six and a half minutes of first-quarter action. The Pack limited the Fighting Irish to 3-of-12 shooting in the opening period and forced them into nine turnovers in that 10-minute span.

The Pack built up a lead of as many as 17 points (30-13,, 2:55) in the second quarter and held onto a 12-point advantage (30-18) despite Notre Dame scoring the final five of the half. The Fighting Irish's 18 first-half points marked their season low in that category and the fewest NC State has given up in a first half in ACC action this year.

Notre Dame carried its run into the second half by scoring the first bucket to make it 30-20, but NC State responded with an 8-0 run that gave the team what was its largest lead at the time (38-20) midway through the third quarter. The Fighting Irish did not manage to draw closer than 13 points in the final 15 minutes of the game.

NC State returns home for a Sunday matinee against Georgia Tech, with that game set to tip off at noon on the CW. Tickets for the contest against the Yellow Jackets are sold out but available for resale on SeatGeek.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/2/15/womens-basketball-6-wolfpacks-shut-down-defense-knocks-off-16-notre-dame

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— NC State WBB 🐺🏀 (@PackWomensBball) February 16, 2024