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Kley and Amore certainly they are going to be candidates for All America this season kitley averaging 23 points a game Amore 18 not to mention seven assists and we are underway as the Hokies win the opening tip and overall they’re 23 and four course National semifinalists last year
And ranked number five in the country the season ended last year they were number four Amore on the Baseline you got a mismatch right here an opportunity for Amore to attack she will down the lane Airborne but it won’t drop for her and a rebound
To the Irish that was a heck of a job by Kylie Watson of staying in front the doo quickly strikes that didn’t take long to this place up she is so good at getting downhill and you know Kenny Brooks talked about trying to force her left
But she sets you up so well and gets to the rim leading the ACC in scoring at 24 points a game G not to mention six rebounds and five and a half assists she absolutely does it all kley trying to work out of the double gets it free to
King and will knock it down Kayla King and always a great sign when Kayla King knocks down a three-point shot if you’re going to dig off a Kayla King Liz kley is gonna find her shoots a lot of three-pointers a six foot grad and putting the hes out in front expecting a
Lively crowd here tonight in South B and blocked by [Applause] kitley Virginia on the offensive attack kley has it knocked away they Doo with their first theft of the contest weaving and kicking Notre Dame one of the nine teams expected to go to the NCAA tournament the most in the country of any
Conference question is where are they going to finish in the regular season getting it downstairs westbeld with the strike Matty West coming in aaging 14 to9 and Matty westbeld has started every game of her career with the here as the head coach she really understands the L
Talks all the time about she’s the glue of this team loose ball up top but it’ll be collected by the hes more in the corner will swing it some will Swit that one in nice touch from three-point L this is a team in Virginia Tech that leads the ACC and made three three-point
Field goals making sure you can recover to Shooters making sure the right people are taking the shots that you want to if you’re the Irish on defense Watson trying to make a move into the lane tough shot westbeld right back up drops in two so t on the her 112 consecutive starts
At Notre Dame absolute Rock and she’s got such a great touch around the room kley handing off for aore again kicks it out but that’s going to be picked off stolen by the wolf in transition trying to make a move and great defense by King to hold her up for
Making the layup Citron launching that didn’t touch anything Irish of course will not repeat as ACC Champs but still plenty to play they get a onor they number R number 17 on the pole kick out up top now back inside for kley she goes to work that’s going to be
Blocked great sto by Watson Doo wling free and a block by on the other end and the H come up with a loose ball terrific individual defensive efforts on both ends of the floor looked to step back and fire three couldn’t get that one off she’ll fire way down and it won’t
Drop for her rebounded by Citron Citron missed nine games this season because of a Little Fall Away won’t fall for her one andone for the Irish with a lot of inury problems and still manage to win to this point 21 games kind of a sloppy start the wolf
Will fire this one for Hidalgo and makes the shot and she’ll be headed to the line looking for a three-point play this is what the Irish do they force almost 20 turnovers a ball game they get out in transition that is in there at their best great little Head and Shoulder fake
By Hannah hiago strong finish hogo the 56 freshman needs a trophy room solely for her freshman season just won her 11th ACC rookie of the week honor and just named to the an Meers Dale National Player of the Year watch list and just piling up the plaques in the
Trophies and there’s been so much thrown Hannah hgo throughout the course of this season no Olivia miles the entire season so Citron goes down early a lot on her shoulders she’s handled it so well and now you’re starting to see the Irish get back into some chemistry and continuity
That they’ve been missing throughout the course of the Year grab leadore STS kley saring up jump shot will in for St 65 freshman Kenny Brooks talking about it earlier this season St is a player who is going to be a great player and multiple times Kenny Brooks talking about trying to get CLA
Stra and L kley on the floor at the same time think about the opportunity she has to go against kitley every day in [Applause] practice both sides piling up early turnovers Virginia to third on the drive slithering inside for two aing 11 points per game also started this with just 13
Points from 1000 in her career will fire and Swit that one in nice touch West Bel just so poed she takes what the defense gives her she sizes it [Applause] up West missed the North Carolina L with a concussion that one was 61 to 57 and a lay in by on
The other end and I love how Virginia Tech is moving multiple pieces around getting Matilda to the rim you’re certainly understand that Liz kitley is going to get her touches but the more involved everyone else gets the easier it becomes for Liz Kitman again all clangs away actually coming into this
Particular game with the number 10 ranking which is the highest in the ACC to this pointy with a high post gave up the dribble looking for help always to the res off the fake and a foul on a play Citron with the personal 306 to go
Here in the first and a tight one early is declaring for the WNBA drafts and Holly roow you were just with Caitlyn last night weren’t you yeah I tried to casually say hey so what are you thinking for senior day and she did say she has a lot of friends and family
That will be there she want to celebrate the other four seniors on her team but obviously she said in her statement today that she still has a lot of goals to achieve for Iowa they want to go deep in the NCAA tournament she is 18 points away from breaking Pete maric’s record
Expect to fall on Sunday in Iowa City so there is a lot still left to play for for Caitlyn Clark but I’m sure that this will take a lot of um uncertainty out of it that people know what her future holds and she can now focus on NCAA
Tournament WNBA draft Monday April 15 7:30 on ESPN Steph is she making the right decision I think so you know there are so many things that um that Caitlyn Clark has already accomplished as a college athlete you think about the team that will return for Iowa next year
Versus the opportunity has to to take her game to a different stage and play against the best players in the world in fact I made a comment earlier in the season if Caitlyn Clark might be bored with college basketball because she can just do whatever she wants whenever she
Wants about to Eclipse Pistol Pete marovich as the alltime scorer she is the biggest star in the game it’s going to be sad to see her leave the college ranks but it’ll be really excited to see what she does next you know and I know those Indiana Fever fans are awfully excited
Doo with a sweet [Applause] touch she’s had 22 games of 20 points or more in her freshman season we were talking to NE iy about the great point guards in Notre Dame where’s she rank already and she said certainly in the top four five already in Notre Dame yeah I don’t think there’s
Any question I mean she’s a special special talent as Liz kitley continues to to go to work and I think what’s most impressive is how how hungry she is to learn the LV watches every game with her after the game they’re talking about the subtleties of of reads and getting
Players in positions to be successful and changing speeds and changing Pace we’re not talking about setting the tone she’s already got that course NE was a great point guard in her own right didn’t Notre Dame but she said you know I was a pass first point guard they’re different kinds West
Bel nice follow she’s off to a nice start here and the opening quarter the game has Chang a lot since NE Ivy was a point guard you’ve got scoring point guards Hado Skyler di Smith was one of those scoring point guards that played here at Notre Dame
Long one by King can’t hit it Notre Dame digs out the rebound Irish trying to retake the lead and they’re going to do it on a quick strike by bransburg and another lead change we’ve already had eight of them in this game that was a terrific pass by Anna De Wolf in
Transition amore can’t knock it down a rebound by the wolf has a terrific three-point eye herself she 24 against Florida State six triples and in traffic that’s going to be a traveling violation by Marshall and here’s our next ESPN NBA Friday double header Jason Tatum and a
Celtics taking on the MAV 7:30 eastern time on Friday and then the buck squaring off against the Chicago Bulls coverage begins with NBA Countdown at 7:00 eastern the defensive energy and intensity by the Irish has been impressive here early they’re active they’re aggressive they’re communicating forcing the hes to be
Uncomfortable kley who making the 15th start of her career tonight with a misfiring close two-time ACC player of the year here and the last seconds of the quarter with notame by one trying to add to that Citron off the dribble Westell gets a look around and out oh great job
Underneath that will not fall for Bransford as the horns sounds to end the first quarter and when we come back we’ll talk to reminder by the way Liz kley 66 let’s wait for her right that’s right bring her down she’s been quite dominant throughout her tenure for the
Hes last couple of season they have loved February 21 and one and Notre Dame off a quick start as we begin the second quarter hgo already with 10 and that’s a challenge with Hannah hdgo she’s so good at getting to the rim and so good at
Breaking down the D you give up the three-point shot right you pick your poison but when she’s knocking that down she’s virtually Unstoppable came in 20 points away from the ACC rookie scoring record among all the records she has captured Amore on the penetration and that rolls off the iron I love what
Notre Dame is doing on the defensive end that’s a heck of a play right there by George Amore tough and gritty and takes the hit andago is in constant motion and there you see the little inverted on ball screen where she’s setting it for their post player
And then the pop action wide open and look at that intensity Holly well coach kept saying we need to settle down we need to settle down he brought up a great point today Virginia Tech has not played Notre Dame since a year ago in December they have played in that same
Span North Carolina five times so the familiarity of what is happening now he said this almost feels like a non-conference game and you can sense that like they’ve just got to settle down and figure out the Personnel right now and there’s no substitute for the type of pressure that a player like
Hannah hgo brings and what the Irish are doing on the defensive end as Matty westbeld hits another three the senior from King Ohio has 11 averaging 14 they’re letting her shoot it look for the bounce speed and a kick 828 to go here before halftime Matty westv just never gets rushed again she’s
Sizing up her defense you can tell that the defender Sam is going to go under the screen and she just Rises up and takes it in Rhythm and has shown up against really good opponents she had 15 and 11 against tenness 15 and 15 against Boston College 15 and
14 against pits so across the board against all comers some massive games gave it up in transition again Westell draws the foul and lays it in she’ll be off to the line look at for a three-point [Applause] play again the activity level defensively Kylie Watson continues to
Move her feet that allows the Irish to do what they do best and get out in transition 16 points in the pain already in this ball game for Notre Dame Notre Dame battle tested to they won at Yukon they face number one South Carolina ESPN Bracketology has noted
Dame as a number five seed in the NCAA tournament as of this moment they don’t back down from anybody 268 on to and a foul away from the ball coming up on Sunday ACC network will cap the women’s basketball regular season a quadruple header starting in noon the featured
Match ups Miami and Georgia Tech that’s a two then Clemson in Florida State and we cap the day with number five Virginia Tech squaring off against Virginia right now they’re trying to regroup here in South B kley off a great fake rolls into the lane now she’s
Getting some good look step she’s not finishing now and I think the Irish are doing such a good job of keeping her off balance like Kenny Brooks said in in his interview with Holly she’s rushing a little bit doesn’t know where the double team is coming from Dame with a 13-2
Run in the lane Watson and she’s going to that one away in a traveling violation so the turnover is even at [Applause] foury on the to a foul Onre go Watson and not only is Liz kley not getting the ball with two feet in the paint but look at
Where the hes are making their passes from well beyond the three-point line the perimeter Defenders for the Irish just doing such a good job of forcing catches beyond the three-point line yeah kitley a long way away from the basket several times firers not there one and [Applause]
Done d a high octane offense because of Hidalgo off the window but no in 11 assists away another record 11 Carolina to set theam record at Virginia Tech with a shot clock down to 12 and another travel tight D for the Irish five turnovers now for the h just terrific defensive pressure
Taking Virginia Tech out of any kind of offensive that that they can get you know Kenny Brooks is so good in X’s and O’s and look for him to to run a little bit more of the screen rescreen action getting Elizabeth kley some more offall screens to bring her to the
Rim H won the ACC tournament last year played that all the way to the final four they on the same road again they are the number one seed in the upcoming ACC tournament they can clinch the conference outright here tonight Dogo gives it up Marshall shot right on the money a 15-2
Run and now a 10-point Advantage you can see the Irish they’re not allowing Georgia Amore to come off of the on ball screens they’re icing it they’re switching if they’re coming up and turning it into a step up got a good look from three-point land could not
Knock that down Doo a step through but no they’ll get a second effort the wolf will swing it the dog will back outside and another rebound they’ll get a third chance and a whistle and a foul here against the [Applause] H it’s amazing watching Hannah Hidalgo move around the floor because wherever
The ball is in flight or being dribbled she’s right there she absolutely is she’s in constant motion great Instinct great understanding of finding open space the Irish right now just making all the hustle plays 535 before the break here in South Bend Indiana and again this little thing
Right here just the growth in Hannah hogo making sure everybody’s in the right space to start offense long jumper around and out by Westell she’s been feeling it here in the first [Applause] half slowing down the tempo a little bit that’s something that Kenny just talked
With Hol about on the drive no plenty of these layups just aren’t falling yet for the h do go slicing through lay it in she was just a blur on that play so explosive and such a terrific finisher around the rim M Dame on top8 look at the fast
Break points dominating there 10 zip and that will go against the H another foul 38 oh Hannah hgo is terrific in transition that is a tough tough finish you know they’re known as garu here at Notre Dame if you talked about it guard you not Dame that’s what they are known for
Skyler Diggins one of the great players all time in Notre Dame Joel lyd 2012 2015 spectacular Lindy Allen as well on that list of alltimers I mean on and on it goes certainly and they got another one in Hannah hgo Jackie young and for more and a special guest let’sss to Hol roll
Well I am here with one of the legendary guards to ever step on this floor juel Lloyd and juel this is really special what is it like for you when you come home and the love you receive here you know it’s uh it’s nice to be uh back in
A place where I kind of started my career um I always have great you know admiration for people who support me uh so it’s nice to be uh to be back and be here with uh Jordan as well you’re here with Jordan hon your teammate for the Seattle Storm you are reunited with
Skyler diin Smith someone you played with here at Notre Dame how is that going to be for the storm this season I’m super excited uh scy and I have known each other for many years I know her really well she knows me really well uh hopefully get some more ales and this
Season oh my gosh the Julie oops remember we used to love those oh um it’s really cool this is your first time seeing Hannah Hado play in person what are your impressions yeah she’s spicy um really quick she brings a lot of energy this building definitely needs it so uh
She definitely brings it does she belong in guard you we just showed all the legendary guards is she worthy yeah you know uh she definitely is she’s s the mark she’s doing things that freshman shouldn’t be able to do and um uh she’s looking making it look pretty easy all
Right well we cannot wait we will see you on the court for the Seattle Storm asort are just doing great things in the W thank you Joel thanks I remember the Julie oops oh yeah so does Holly very excited to hear but well 38 Notre Dame they’re dominating on the
Glass right now fou just went against Olivia s the 62 grad for the Hokey so everything is going Notre Dame’s way at the moment and coming out of the timeout Kenny Brooks electing to change defenses go to the two3 Zone they are having trouble containing the Irish off the bounce
So change it up a little bit try to keep Notre Dame out of some kind of Rhythm on the offensive end the do go just too quick too quick that first step is deadly and she has 14 and no Hoke player has more than four points and they missed their last nine
And look at that pressure I mean the incredible ball pressure and there’s another block this one by westfeld she got her hand on it well you mentioned it the first step by Hannah hiago she gets right by the defender and that subtlety right there getting into the defender to create the
Space and Matty westbeld on rotation able to get the block Kan trying to get free shot clock down to three has to fire it and another whistle on the floor with 312 to go in the second and the Irish with a 328 lead coming up at half andaa
Top 16 seeds are revealed and Kaitlin Clark’s big decision as she reached that decision made that decision today trying to get kley going the allam forced [Applause] it four points so far for kley Marshall will give it up here for Hidalgo coming in 24 points per game
Weaving her way in seemingly can get her shot whenever she wants it she really can she does such a great job of getting to her spots of changing her Pace getting her reads but I’ve been so impressed with the Irish on the defensive end of the floor I would
Venture to say this is their best defensive half of basketball all season long bounce free to kley got it she switched it in and they needed that hoop badly they had missed seven in a row over 6 minutes the Irish by 12 on their home floor and will retain
Possession and the Wolf back on and KK Bransford will take a seat 51 sophomore to the bench David of the Irish are doing this and Sonia Citron hasn’t made a field goal yet Amore up ahead will lay it up and in this has been a great guard match up
To watch just as Holly was promoting it Amore and hgo to the very best in the country the senior against the Freshman right now the freshman’s had the upper hand [Applause] Westell and the Irish one and done here’s Kaya King again with the bounce for
Kley she said an up and down half stay on this knocked out by another well nothing has come easy she’s had to work just to get shots off and a lot of those she’s had one open shot the entire half so far we saw her earlier this season in
Bat Rouge in LSU and she had the same kind of struggles zore no problem there absolutely drills it give her seven she’s now made a three in every game this season at least one so they have crept a little bit closer the H he have inside a
Minute the second quarter on the feed underneath and a whistle and a foul against the hes so now’s been the H’s turn to get a run going seven nothing to close the gap and Notre will be at the line Natalia Marshall there’s an outstanding offensive rebounder at
65 these are both really good foul shooting teams yeah they absolutely are and I felt like that was really good execution by the Irish working that high low working that free throw line area against his zone now H make 78% the Irish 77% [Applause] 3425 being harassed BYO somehow got out of
There back will let fly hit it three-pointer with a triple this is the best three-point shooting team by percentage and in terms of makes in the ACC getting out to Shooters quickly is important so just what it looked like Notre Dame was going to build a really
Big lead he’s come back with a 10-2 run right before half time West who’s had an excellent first half the wol in the paint and knocks it down chance for a heave here Amore will get it off Airborne but shorts and that’s the first half of play
Notre Dame fired up they lead at 36- 28 an outstanding defensive the field step and that is very unusual it absolutely is and you have to give a ton of credit to this Notre Dame defense for keeping them out of rhythm and off balance but this is an experienced Hoke team so you
Expect them to come out of this second half looking to ex you can get some high percentage looks Irish with the ball and a quick strike by Citron you were talking about she needed to pick it up here in the second half and right out of the gate it was impressive what they
Were doing without Sonia Citron making a field goal but getting her involved is going to be important she’s 16 points a game and that’ll be a kick ball in the opening seconds of the second half Notre Dame with a 10-point lead trying to pick up their 22
Win they are in the hunt for a top four spot in the ACC tournament up in Greensboro which means a double buy into the quarterfinals which is so critical when it comes to putting yourself in a position to win a conference tournament championship and they’re also in the
Hunt for a top four seed in the NCAA tournament so each win an opportunity to improve those odds more with a pull but that’s going to roll out just a choppy looking offensive performance so far for Virginia Tech yeah we’re used to seeing them in great
Rhythm um in sync they’re going to come out they’re going to stay in this two three Zone that was fairly effective for them in that second quarter Irish coming in R number 17 the jump shot will not drop kley coming away with a rebound we’ll see if the second half belongs to
Liz kley just named the ACC player of the week for the fourth consecutive week and the six time this season the physicality on the interior forcing Liz kle off the Doo with a theft down the lane taking it in strong unded she went down hard too as she drew
The foul and she’ll be headed to the line the physicality on the interior Matty West Kylie Watson both of them doing an outstanding job of getting Liz kley off the block of forcing her out of her comfort zone and when she does touch they collapse they get into her
Space king with the foul around it up by hogo makes 80% McDonald’s allaman Spotlight 2023 McDonald’s allam out of haddenfield New Jersey and makes one of [Applause] two just plays with so much energy constantly trying to Hawk the basketball aore can’t connect and a rebound by hio
Only five six but she also gets six rebounds G a terrific defensive Rebounder West Bel back out to the guard got a wide open look he’s trying to smooth out their offense got to be a lot of touches from number 33 and number five again you see where they’re running offense all the way out in the logo we’re talking 10 to 12T from the
Three-point line Point early it’s a great one it’s happed over over again at three no kley went for the rebound and a loose ball and the Irish Pride three Doo open floor find citon she’s got another one a three-pointer and a time out Virginia Tech heads up
Play Hannah hgo understanding we need to get Sonia Citron involved in this ball game she sees her running the lane in transition delivers the pass on time on Target and Citron knocks down the three and you’ve had a different perspective this year sitting out injury tell me what you’re seeing from your
Team right now defensively you get a best seat in the house I know just straight passion you know we’re locked in we’re locked into the Scout um our team is just being there for each other you know when one person gets beat we’re right there so they’re just they’re
Being trustworthy and that’s the biggest thing for us Liz kitley Georgia Amar one of the best Duos in college basketball you’re making them inefficient right now how do you think the game plan has served that yeah you know they were the focus um as they should be you know
They’re great players so um they can get their team going so they they were the focus so just locking in on them and then you know making sure we’re not you know losing it on on other people um we’re doing that really well right now I’m trying not to get ahead of myself
But I keep thinking about next year and having you and Hannah hadalo on the floor together how do you look at what what you two could do in kind of a magical way yeah I mean as you see in this game she she’s playing incredible um she’s a leader you know she’s doing
She’s doing everything she needs to do right now and so I’m just excited to play with her you know she’s an energy player and and just so aggressive and you know she’s she’s a fun to be around okay that’s my resume tape for you for ESPN when you’re done playing basketball
I just think you’re going to be a phenomenal analyst one day we made it happen here today thank you thank you thank you I could listen to Olivia talk basketball all night I think yeah no doubt about it she’s terrific not Dame with a 14-point lead the H trying to
Find a way to cut in they have not formula yet tonight here in South bore might be the answer at knocks down two well it’s important for at least one of Georgia Amore or Elizabeth kitley to get going on the offensive end of the floor they’re going to demand a lot of
Attention individually and if they can start collectively finding ways to get high percentage looks Bell turns and fires not there see if the tide is turning for the h to the Baseline gives it up for the long jumper and that’s going to be Swit in by Baker 62
Freshman Vin Baker played 15 years in the NBA Talent running in the [Applause] family will knock that one out what an ESPN women’s basketball triple header we have for Sunday the final games of the regular season South Carolina looking to make history and finish undefeated they square off against Tennessee at
Noon Eastern then number 17 Notre Dame taking on number 22 Louisville in the afternoon capped off with a rivalry game between Duke and North Carolina all of that coming up triple header on Sunday Citron with an airborn pass and it’s picked off stolen by E Amo really taking it on her shoulders
Here head hit [Applause] it the do go out in front and will draw the foul As She Goes Down 5 minutes to go in the third once again for the hes the opportunity to out right clinch the ACC regular Championship tonight yeah it’s it’s a huge opportunity for this team
And this program that’s had a lot of first since George Amore and Elizabeth kitley stepped foot on Campus go toet and a good stop at least temporarily you got to do more than that though yeah I mean there are just some people who have an instinct and a nose for the ball and she quickly found it and was able to get the second effort just
17 averaging 24 Amore looking for the answer and does she’s been a different player here in this third quarter well she has and the Irish trying to keep her left keep her from utilizing the screen I like the way that Liz ky’s coming up flat and Georgia Amore to dictate which direction
She goes amore with 13 West Bell’s away short and king with a rebound and here come the hes down 4637 this kley the allame has been very quiet in this quarter she comes up high set the screen and now you got the mismatch this is exactly what Kenny Brooks wanted yes a three-pointer
That brings on a timeout for Notre Dame hey two of the best point guards in the country going at it here tonight Hannah hogo and the Irish stays after it with the second effort in Georgia Amore sweet on the pull up nothing but the bottom of the
Net right now it’s Georgia Amore putting the h on her shoulders but you put these two together their tenure 30 win season ACC tournament title going to the final four number one seed in the NCAA tournament they have accomplished much and talking to Kenny Brooks about those
Two and what they meant to this program he said I’d have to write a book from day one they’ve changed the mentality the projection and the perception of our [Applause] program hes can get a little bit closer you can tell she is hunting for a shot gives it up
Here kitley with a shot clock down to nine gets to the Lane and a whistle dble the foul Kylie Watson as we go to Hol you talked about what kitley and Amore have done in their career but they want more after that epic run to the final four last year they were both
So anxious to improve that coach had to call them in separately and say okay here’s what we’re going to do here the plan and that was in April just weeks after that final four run he said he talked to them about improving their mind there’s only so much they can
Improve physically but they have got to improve their mindset and you saw it right there you see they assist on 70% of Virginia Tech’s points that far that is the mindset we are going to own this and Liz kley in that moment just there she was not about to be denied and Drew
The foul you see the mindset has improved for those two this year and the poys the PO Under Pressure they’ve been in these situations before they understand what it takes they don’t get Rattled w spell off to hido on the drive and a foul and a freshman headed to the line so the lead has dwindled from 14 down to four here for the Irish VIR last a lead when it 16 to so it’s a long theyve been chasing of
The well early in this third quarter the pace is much more in fav of the hokes the Irish in the first half had it out they had 22 points in the pain a lot of those were in transition they were creating offense from their defense much more disciplined and poised in the
Second half for the hokes doo an 80% foul Shooter and that’s going to be in and out a fight for a rebound and kitley will draw the foul foul here against Notre Dame and they’re going to get number 21 Matty West for the personal battling for that rebound it’ll be her first aore kicks it out Baker launching that didn’t touch [Applause]
Anything Bransford tough Drive Kenley just stayed home and ripped it [Applause] free again a determined shot that won’t fall kitley getting underneath that iron they kick it out here for [Applause] King fivepoint lead for Notre Dame here in the third quarter on their home floor in front of a big
Crowd oh great cut and citon wling two and a terrific pass yes it absolutely was get the defense to shift they’re in that two three Zone you know you got a little in Georgia Amore on the backside that was terrific execution minute 44 before we start the
Fourth out of the double loose ball again Notre Dame once again gets to it very quickly they’ve been doing that all night yes their activity Lev multiple levels of effort the doggo will draw the foul trying to stay in front of her that is one tough task it absolutely is we’re
Going to talk about the execution keep an eye on Sony Citron right here on the back side so Notre Dame in against this two three Zone freeze it right there okay everybody shifted you see the backside Georgia Amore didn’t recognize it quickly enough and Sonia Citron that was perfect timing terrific
Execution so Georgia Amore her second foul to put hialgo to the line she came in 20 points away from the ACC rookie scoring record she’s already broken the Notre Dame freshman scoring in Steels records came into this one with 128 Steels a School record unable to hit at the line 49 to
42 not today aore free in the paint try to swoop that pass picked off citr will scoop it in and Notre Dame showing a little more offensive life again and it’s been happening all night from their defense well those are instincts that you just can’t teach right there that Hannah hgo did she’s
Beat in the play she understands where the ball is going and she able to take it away back head down yes she gets two two for one opportunity hanaho talking about it Westell [Applause] outside 12 to get off a shot here for Notre Dame shot clock to six Doo wants it
Stops pops and draws the foul and she’s just a handful up there or winded she she ball Hawks 94 ft defensively she’s in every rotation and she continues to drive the basketball in transition right here again just initiating contact George Amore comes up gets across the the
Forearm I mean she exerts a lot of energy she is always in constant motion 19 in counting three steals again averaging five steals a game that’s just an average performance and another record here yep as she hits both foul shots exceptional at that line 660 points the most by a freshman in ACC
History for Hannah hogo the records keep on coming [Applause] too so the hes with a lot of work to do as we get set for the fourth quarter Amore straight on and makes it a little bit easier with a triple and that’s it at the horn as they creep to within
Six 20.7 rebounds three assists three steals you know Caitlyn Clark has announced she has declared for the WNBA draft so you know we’re looking for another star you know to step up on that stage and tonight we’re watching one who can do it the doo again spins it
In a dynamic move for two more in 22 points for 17 shooting she’s had an answer all nightore has been answering back since half handing off she will drive it and left it short kley battling for the rebound couldn’t hang on again the last time it was 16- 15 citon takes
It Watson in the paint spinning and that’s a violation and the lane too long she’s just so fast in transition you can’t catch up with her you can’t keep her in front of you this time she finishes with the off [Applause] hand that’s break points Notre Dame is flat dominated
18-2 two high scoring high octane offenses outside the three shot clock to five Amore got a look difficult angle it won’t drop in the corner Bransford West Bel shot short and kley there for the rebound K aaging rebounds a game she’s had a night to points plenty of time to do something
About that though with minutes to go [Applause] she gets the entry away lot of iron but it won’t fall ky’s having to work for every touch not just every shot every touch the level of physicality the Irish talking them and communicating their switches keeping her Uncomfortable Doo stop Stoops it that rolls away she grabs her Miss and came away with a huge smile on her face Relentless Relentless getting an ovation here from the crowd it’s for that determination and that grits a pull up pop yes and it leads to a basket for
Sonon every possession is so important Hannah hongo getting her team multiple Poss second half citon with 11 you said at the break that was going to be the difference in the game swished in on a nice touch by King that’s how the game started Kayla King has has not shot the
Ball as well as we’re typically used to seeing her shoot it from the three-point line and this is a Virginia Tech Hoke team that in order to get back to that final four they’re going to need her to find that Rhythm s made a smart choice
There to shoot it defend down and she got 13 points what a second half for her and really these last three ball games you started to see Citron westbeld and hialgo come together from a chemistry and production standpoint by n g up top e that was a pretty good
Look all go by the way with her seventh double double 22 points 11 rebounds and she’ll set it up now for the Fighting Irish and the play is her fight for the rebound underneath a tie up on the play possession will keep it on
This Notre D and two of the top teams in the Big 12 square off Saturday our ABC men’s basketball featured match up Kansas up against number 15 Baylor coverage beginning at 1:00 Easter noon Central on ABC on the shot clock quick inbound Westell denied by kley all am with the rejection
Coming up on five and a half to play here at forel Pavilion leftand and that’s going to be denied on the other round block by [Applause] Watson in the corner that won’t drop the wolf with a Miss up front here’s going to BU way through hit the deck rebounded Away by Notre Dame once again the crowd springing to life here in South Indiana and again you see the grow the canah everybody set Mak they get to ex
Using time and score kley with the block and she is four we talk a lot about Hannah Doo’s skill set but there’s a lot that goes into this mindset being relentless on the offensive glass saving possessions for her team and yeah she loves it now Stanford Texas State Indiana
Region Three Region 4 UCLA Virginia Tech Yukon and gonzago yeah I’m I’m a little surprised that Texas holding on to that number two but this is the surprise region for me you look at Albany South Carolina Carolina and Iowa in the same [Applause] region I don’t think
So and how about those Buckeyes Big 10 continues to talk about Iowa and they just continue to win about four minutes to go here hokeys with work to be done and they do get it to kley for the bucket she’s had a quiet night by her standards only 10 points
Seeson low with six against Syracuse they leave a wide open shooter Buton can’t hit it and a seven-point lead for the Irish but the hookies with the Ball just continuing with the defensive intensity and execution nothing coming easy for Virginia Tech all fighting through that screen but that’s a veteran shot right there you talk about an almost impossible angle by Amore to get it to go she has 18 and off the glass the hes come with this three4 for
Pressure but again the growth right here NE iy talking about Poise from Hannah hgo and learning time and score situations she said with all these big games coming up of course with West Bel firing anding it in she’s got an answer she’s had a great night she’s had a
Terrific night the most experienced player on the floor all four seasons in the livv system understands each and every moment so under three and a foul on the deck before the shots so no basket 6254 Notre Dame coming up next on ESPN2 Georgia taking on Angel re number n LSU that’s in Athens
Georgia one of the prettiest campuses in the country Dame time and time again able to fire back after a Hoke’s big shot’s Clos to Four Points but no closer in the second half they haven’t it 16 [Applause] to run in a little [Applause] clock West Bell High
Tipped the doo has it shot clock dwindles down to seven oh great pass inside Citron on the Finish but that’s an outstanding give by the freshman and how about the awareness Sona Citron terrific in her off ball cutting she knows Hannah hiago will find her and a whistle five assists for her
22 points and 11 rebounds I mean this is just ridiculous great cut by Sonia Citron finding the open area hogo reads it delivers it it’s a shame she doesn’t enjoy playing basketball that’s the only thing you never never see her smiling yeah great young player on a big stage again tonight lighting it
Up kley by the way moving into the number two spot in the ACCC career scoring list passing Elena beard and trailing only Barbara Kennedy with 3,13 points to Clemson she’s had kind of a rough night by her great standards and we are under two minutes to play they do go
Again she’s been dazzling tonight got the pass threee Citron will lean in flipped it up there and it rolls away and Virginia Tech let’s take a look 146 to go now the H battling for the loose ball there 6456 and going to go to the monitor here
Yeah you want to make sure you want to make sure you get it right the out of bounds play is under review the call on the floor is white call on the floor is Hoke’s ball take a look saw Amore begging off there making sure not to reach for it certainly hit Matty
West’s hand the question is does Olivia suo get it afterwards on the follow through it’s got to be clear and conclusive joil over there at the monitor with 146 to go made the call on the floor that the hes would have the ball will that get overturned and that’s a tough one right
There yeah what’s your finnal thought on that I’m not sure that it’s clear and conclusive enough to change it right I didn’t really see a change in the spin on the ball two minutes going to the monitor on the deflection out of Bounds Virginia an opportunity to win the ACC outright tonight here’s another look both right there that looks like right at the end it be Notre Dame ball and they need everything they can get here trailing 6456 so we’ll see if this gets overturned big call we look at it again I think you’re
Probably right that the last fingertip to touch it was Olivia Su the 62 grad our slow-mo angle was the best one another look this is the one right here some the hand in the middle hits West but right there that looks like it’s off of Olivia sual I would
Agree brutally tough call oh yeah it is but kudos to the officiating crew for for knowing and understanding the moment and want to get it right so we’ll see what they come up with here we have a minute 46 to go and what has been a fast moving game Notre
Dame behind their fantastic freshman Hannah hgo has been leading most of the contest and it will be Notre Dame ball and I think they got that right they did they absolutely did took their time did their due diligence so hogo will put it in now for the Fighting
Irish as they try to improve to 12 and five in the AC Irish with plenty to play for they in the fight for one of the top four spots in the upcoming ACC tournament Greensboro OK regardless of tonight already the number one seed deep in the corner Bransford and pushed
Up 143 to go and King with her fourth yeah Kayla King you can see her hands right on the back of KK Bransford that was an easy one yeah it was a lot easier than the tip yes that’s for sure poked away and a loose ball Citron
Comes free with it across mid court and a [Applause] whistle Freeman court side here 6456 a lot of very interested Partners watching this game and his two daughters there too inbounded for hido and fouled foul on Charly 136 to go k Brooks knowing his team has a lot of fouls to give [Applause]
One Dame a veteran team seven seniors are grads and they have certainly played like it since about Midway through that first quarter when they took command of the gameo get free gets it ahead on the drive and up in by Citron you can’t foul if you can’t catch her right true
Enough time out hes back to a 10-point lead for Notre Dame 17 investment Hannah hogo leading the way T Knight the Notre Dame Fighting Irish she’s had a great ball game and she loves loves the big stage she absolutely does she shines the brightest in these
Moments the H need a bit of a miracle that pass loose in the paint big Scramble for that and the H have The Possession Sho thriling by 10 the doo 22 points 11 rebounds six assists and three Steels matd Westell not an unsung hero she’s been great tonight with 19 points
And N rebounds second effort King will let it rip that won’t fall we’re inside a minute another loose ball comes to the Irish up for spell and another whistle with 51.6 to play and Notre Dame closing in on a w and a big one against the number five
Team of the country absolutely this has been an Notre Dame team that has battled we mentioned it before lots of injuries they they haven’t had their Core group together for and they’re finally starting to Peak at the right time they go on the road and get a big gut check
Win at Duke and they have been Flying High ever since you look over the course of their season they lost at Syracuse by five and to North Carolina by four that’s how close they were to winning 16 consecutive games in the heart of the Season played a big role in that not in
That um North Carolina game Matty Westfield wasn’t in that match up as well 6856 timeout H so we’ll check out those standings in the ACC Virginia Tech 51 seconds away from dropping one here to the Fighting Irish Notre Dame about to improve to 12 and five two stars for the
Hokes they were locked up pretty good for long stretches by Notre Dame just an outstanding defensive effort by this fighting Irish team nothing came easy everything was difficult execution of the game plan was on point nearly perfect that’s a lot of red dots and more Kelly 30 points but 11 for
33 rest of the team only 26 points and and that’s what you want to do when you’re playing two great players you just want to make them make difficult shots make them work for everything that they get they certainly have had to work tonight well the seem be very Road
Environment to come to South Bend and a team in Notre Dame that could be really dangerous from here on out right a fighting Irish team that’s fighting to get into that top four for the double buy and that’s not a good foul right there Sonia Citron she’s going to shoot three
Will but also to get home court advantage in the NCA tournament opportunity here with a win against Virginia Tech and then they come back and they play Louisville in the next game before heading to the ACC tournament so reliable at the line typically 90% missing the first
One dad on hand mom as well coming on the road originally of course from Australia talk about coming on the road she makes two out of three 20 points for Georgia tonight that only makes it a 10-point game and a pressure here for the hes and they are going to continue to
Foul send hio to the line trying to add to her outstanding stats this evening and that’ll be number five on Kingo to the other end to shoot set the record tonight C rookie scoring in a single season she was sensal that very first game against sou
Carolina first college game she 31 at 34 against Yukon she shows up can’t hit the first one coach IU was asked the question this week what do you want to see her do in terms of the rest of the way and as you said she said it’s all about Poise now
That’s what I tell her every single day because the games are just going to get more and more important and there was growth certainly tonight in terms of poise Poise and game management time and score situations understanding when to slow it down and execute offense understanding when to
Speed it up and take advantage in transition now you can tell that these two have a special relationship that that they they watch film together after every B game and the growth and maturity of Hannah higo has been on full display here tonight so much fun to see a
Freshman who shows up in total command of the floor you know and knows exactly what she does not good but great right out of the shoot and also has a wonderful personality no no doubt about it and when you’re a point guard who’s being coached by an absolute star of a point
Guard you have that Synergy you have that understanding you trust what comes out out of NE iy’s mouth and you apply it certainly not the only great freshman but tonight 12 rebounds by the way a career high the floater off the Iron by Amore and the Hoke backing off now the crowd
Rising at pcel Pavilion this was an impressive win for Notre Dame and a big time w over a team that went to the final four last year may yet again Citron getting in close for two more she was great in the second half 21 points and all of them in the second
Half Notre Dame absolutely dictating on both ends of the floor the entire ball game they are certainly peing at the right time and that’s the final Notre Dame wins it 71 to 5 over Virginia Tech keeping
The No.17 Fighting Irish got a huge team victory at home over the No.5 Hokies, 71-58. Hannah Hidalgo was the star of the night as she set the ACC record for points for a freshman finishing with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Sonia Citron chipped in with 21 points and 5 rebounds for ND. Georgia Amoore and Elizabeth Kitley combined for 32 points on 12 of 36 shooting for Virginia Tech.
