The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-16, 4-14) host the Virginia Tech Hokies (7-21, 1-17) for their final home match of the regular season on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Irish will travel to take on Cal (13-17, 5-13) on Saturday, Nov. 30 in the final regular season match of the year.
NOTRE DAME VS. VIRGINIA TECH – Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 2 PM
Location: South Bend, Ind. | Purcell Pavilion
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HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA TECH
- This will be the 17th match up between the Irish and the Hokies with Notre Dame leading the overall series 12-4.
- The Irish won nine straight matches from 2016-2022.
- This is the second time the two programs will face each other this season. The Irish defeated the Hokies this past Friday in five sets on the road (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 15-9).
- The Irish were led by Phyona Schrader, who recorded her eleventh triple-double on the season that night. The senior setter finished with 19 kills, 22 assists, 16 digs, 2 blocks, and a service ace. She was followed by Avery Ross, who tied her season-high of 15 kills for the Irish.
- Notre Dame fell in last year’s matchup against the Hokies on Oct. 20, 2023 on the road. The Irish fell in five sets (25-22,20-25,25-27,25-20,13-15) with Sydney Palazzolo leading the team with 20 kills, 10 digs, and five service aces.
- Palazzolo passed the 1,000 career kill mark as she reached the milestone exactly after recording 20 kills against Virginia Tech last season.
PHYONA SCHRADER
- Phyona Schrader was named ACC Setter of the Week on Monday, Sept. 16 after guiding the Irish to a perfect 3-0 week, with two wins over Northwestern and the program’s first-ever win over Colorado State.
- She is now second in the nation for triple-doubles this season (12).
FRESH FACES
- Notre Dame’s incoming freshman class ranked 13th in the nation according to Prep Dig.
- The Irish welcome six freshman to the team, bringing the Irish to a roster size of 22 – Rockwell’s largest roster since starting in 2022.
- The freshman class consists of Grace Langer (MB), Anna Bjork (MB), Kailyn Greene- Gordon (OPP), Mia Radeff (OH), Morgan Gaerte (OH), and Mallory Bohl (MB).
- Gaerte was the number one recruit coming out of Indiana, hailing from Angola High School, just a little over an hour from South Bend.
- Notre Dame also welcomes setter Ella Sandt to the 2024 squad, a graduate transfer from Saint Mary’s.
KEY RETURNERS
- The Irish return five rising sophomores, six rising juniors, a pair of…