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NC State to Play Notre Dame for Road Contest
2/14/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball will play its second consecutive road game, as the Wolfpack plays at Notre Dame on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast from Purcell Pavilion on ESPN.
ABOUT NC STATE
- ​​NC State is 10-3 in the ACC in a tie for third with five games left to play, 17-7 overall
- The Pack picked up its third Quad 1 win of the year with an 82-62 win at Virginia Tech. NC State used a 25-8 second quarter to elevate past the Hokies
- In the Pack's 21st annual Play4Kay game, NC State raised $508,715.35 for breast cancer education and research
- NC State is looking for its second straight win over Notre Dame and second straight in South Bend. The Pack has won four of the last six meetings
- NC State is No. 23 in the NET with three Quad 1 wins and five Quad 2 wins
- With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State is third for the best average opponent NET ranking (76) in the country
- Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.5) on 53.2 percent shooting (176-331) and rebounding (12.1), while also leading the league in rebounds, defensive rebounds (8.7) and double-doubles (16). She is third in the country in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds
- Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game and averages 16.2 points per game
- Zamareya Jones has a team's most 58 3-pointers, while also averaging 15.0 points per game
- Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.41 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage of .538 (106-197), averaging 11.9 points per game
- Three different Pack players rank in the top 25 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (4th - 16.5), Brooks (5th - 16.2) and Jones (10th - 15.0), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 12.1) and Trygger (10th - 7.7)
- NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (44.46) and defensive rebounds per game (32.0), which are fifth and second in the country, respectively
SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
- ​​Notre Dame was picked to finish fifth in the ACC Preseason Poll. The Fighting Irish finished 28-6 and 16-2 in ACC play to share the ACC Regular Season Championship with the Pack. Notre Dame made the NCAA Sweet 16
- This season, ND is 15-9 and 7-6 in the ACC
- Hannah Hidalgo was named ACC Preseason Player of the Year and was tabbed to the Preseason All-ACC Team
- Leah Macy was named to the Preseason All-Freshman Team, but she is out for the season
- Hidalgo leads ND and the ACC with 24.9 points per game along with 131 assists and 130 steals (leads the NCAA)
- Cassandre Prosper paces the Irish with 7.5 rebounds per game with 15.0 points per game and 24 blocks
- Seven players average 6.7 points per game or more
LAST TIME OUT
- NC State earned its first win at Virginia Tech since 2022, using a 25-8 advantage in the second quarter to win 82-62
- Brooks and Pierre combined for 50 of the Pack's 82 points. Brooks logged 25 points, going 13-of-14 from the free throw line, with five rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals. Pierre recorded her 16th double-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds and two steals
- Jones recorded 16 points off four triples with four assists and one block and steal
- NC State had more points off turnovers (16-11), points in the paint (44-36) and fast break points (11-9)
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE TRAILS 10-6)
- ​​Sunday's game is the 17th of the all-time series
- NC State has the 4-2 edge in the last six meetings and the series is tied at 5-5 in the last 10
- The Pack is 2-3 in games played in South Bend
- Last year's game vs. Notre Dame was one of the games of the year in women's college basketball. NC State defeated No. 1/1 Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime. Brooks scored 33 points with 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Trygger logged 19 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks and the Pack used a 12-0 run in double overtime to seal the fifth win over a No. 1 team in school history (third in the Wes Moore era)
UPCOMING
NC State will close out its roadstand with a rivalry matchup at No. 11/15 Duke on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
Players Mentioned
Brooks, Coach Moore Postgame at VT
Sunday, February 08
Coach Moore Postgame Presser (Florida State)
Thursday, February 05
WBB Players Postgame Presser (Florida State)
Thursday, February 05
Coach Moore & Khamil Pierre Postgame Presser (UNC)
Monday, February 02










