SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3, 1-1) are in their second weekend of ACC play as they host No. 19 Georgia Tech (8-3, 0-2) on Friday, Oct. 4 and Clemson (8-5, 0-2) on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Purcell. The Irish are coming off of 1-1 weekend against No. 3 Stanford and Cal in the ACC opening weekend at home. The Irish took the ranked Cardinal into four sets (17-25, 25-23, 18-25, 20-25) on Friday and defeated Cal in fours sets (25-20, 13-25, 25-16, 25-15) on Sunday.
NOTRE DAME vs. No. 19 GEORGIA TECH – Friday, October 4 at 6:30 PM
Location: South Bend, Ind. | Purcell Pavilion
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NOTRE DAME vs. CLEMSON – Sunday, October 6 at 1:00 PM
Location: Bloomington, Ind. | Wilkinson Hall
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HISTORY VS. #19 GEORGIA TECH
- This will be the 15th meeting between the Irish and Yellow Jackets as the Irish trail 6-8 in the overall series.
- Notre Dame has fallen in the last two matchups against Georgia Tech, once at home and once on the road. The Irish last faced the Yellow Jackets on Nov. 5, 2023 in Atlanta as ND fell in three (16-25,15-25,14-25).
- Sydney Palazzolo led the way for the Irish in last year’s match, recording 10 kills, 6 digs, and 2 blocks.
HISTORY Vs. CLEMSON
- Heading into the 16th meeting between Notre Dame and Clemson, the Irish lead the overall series 10-5.
- The Irish last faced the Tigers on Nov. 10, 2023 inside of Purcell Pavilion, falling in four (20-25,25-13,20-25,17-25).
- Palazzolo recorded 18 kills, 12 digs, and 2 blocks in the four-set battle.
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 tied for first in the nation for triple-doubles this season (6) and is the only player in the conference to have recorded one this season.
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…