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Game Thread | (6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Fairfield

Notre Dame will open NCAA Tournament play against Fairfield on Saturday afternoon.
March 21, 2026
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(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Fairfield


Date: March 21

Time: 2:00 PM ET

Where: Schottenstein Center | Columbus, Ohio 

TV: ESPN Roy Philpott & Nell Fortner

LINE: Notre Dame -12.5

TOTAL: 138.5


QUICK FACTS 

- Notre Dame leads the all-time series 1-0. 

- The Irish won the last meeting 75-62 in December of 1987. 

- Hannah Hidalgo ranks second among active D-1 players with 2358 career points. 

- Hidalgo leads active D-1 players with 452 career steals. 

- Notre Dame has three games with 20+ steals for the first time since 2011-12.

- The Irish are 11-2 when putting up 15+ assists. 

- Fairfield leads the nation in three-point field goals made (11.4) per game. 

PROJECTED STARTERS

NOTRE DAME

Name Points Rebounds Assists
Hannah Hidalgo 25.2 6.4 5.3
Vanessa de Jesus 8.4 2.7 3.0
Iyana Moore 12.0 3.6 1.4
Malaya Cowles  8.2 5.5 1.4
Cass Prosper  13.8 6.8 1.8

FAIRFIELD 

Name Points Rebounds Assists
Kaety L’Amoreaux 17.6 5.0 4.4
Sydni Scott 4.9 1.5 0.7
Meghan Anderson 16.0 4.7 1.9
Jillian Huerter 9.2 2.5 2.4
Cyanne Coe 9.1 5.7 1.6

TEAM STATS

STAT NOTRE DAME FAIRFIELD
Scoring Offense 77.9 75.5
Scoring Defense 64.9 55.8
FG% 46.6% 45.4%
3FG% 35.3% 37.0%
Rebounds 34.2 32.5
Assists 14.4 17.3
Turnovers 12.9 13.1

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