The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-10, 2-8) are set to play No. 4 Louisville (17-3, 9-1) on Wednesday, Oct. 30, which will be their third match in a row facing a ranked opponent. The Irish are coming off of losses to No. 12 SMU and No. 1 Pitt as they prepare to face the top-5 Cardinals twice this week in a home-and-home.
The Irish battled the top team in the country in four sets (14-25, 20-25, 25-22, 19-25) on Sunday, falling to No. 1 Pitt (19-1, 9-1). This is the first regular season set loss that the Panthers have suffered at Fitzgerald Field House since Oct. 6, 2023 against No. 11 Georgia Tech.
NOTRE DAME vs. #4 LOUISVILLE – Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 PM
Location: Louisville, KY | L&N Federal Credit Union Arena
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NOTRE DAME vs. #4 LOUISVILLE – Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 PM
Location: South Bend, IN | Purcell Pavilion
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HISTORY VS. #4 LOUISVILLE
- This will be the 47th match up between the ACC rivals with the overall series tied at 23-23.
- The last match up between the Irish and Cardinals was Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 in Purcell Pavilion. The Irish fell in three sets to the No. 5 Cardinals at the time (12-25,18-25,16-25).
- The Irish were led by Lucy Trump with seven kills, followed by Sydney Palazzolo with six kills. Phyona Schrader and Trump each chipped in four blocks a piece.
- The last Notre Dame win over the Cardinals was on Sept. 25, 2020, as the Irish defeated Louisville on the road in three sets (27-25, 25-22, 26-24).
- The longest ND winning streak was from 1986-1992 where the Irish won six straight matches against the Cardinals.
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 (8).
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.