(1) UConn vs. (6) Notre Dame
Date: March 29
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Where: Dickies Arena | Fort Worth, Texas
TV: ABC | Tiffany Greene, Carolyn Peck & Angel Gray
LINE: UConn -27.5
TOTAL: 141.5
QUICK FACTS
- UConn leads the all-time series 40-16
- The Huskies won the last meeting 85-47 in January.
- The Irish are 5-3 against UConn in the NCAA Tournament.
- Notre Dame returns to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2019.
- Hannah Hidalgo ranks second among active D-1 players with 2438 career points.
- Notre Dame has 468 steals this year, third-most in program history.
- In the last 30 seasons, there have been three NCAA Tournament games (men’s or women’s) where a player has recorded 20+ points, 8+ rebounds and 8+ steals. Hidalgo has all three in this tournament.
PROJECTED STARTERS
NOTRE DAME
| Name | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Hannah Hidalgo | 25.3 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| Vanessa de Jesus | 8.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Iyana Moore | 12.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| Malaya Cowles | 8.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| Cass Prosper | 13.9 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
UConn
| Name | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| KK Arnold | 7.2 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| Azzi Fudd | 17.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Ashlynn Shade | 7.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Sarah Williams | 6.9 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| Sarah Strong | 18.5 | 7.6 | 4.0 |
TEAM STATS
| STAT | NOTRE DAME | UCONN |
| Scoring Offense | 77.8 | 88.4 |
| Scoring Defense | 65.0 | 50.1 |
| FG% | 46.4% | 52.2% |
| 3FG% | 34.8% | 38.8% |
| Rebounds | 34.4 | 37.8 |
| Assists | 14.2 | 23.6 |
| Turnovers | 13.1 | 12.6 |
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