The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-4, 2-2) hit the road as they’re set to play Miami (10-5, 1-3) and No. 21 Florida State (11-3, 3-1) this Friday, Oct. 11 and Sun. Oct. 13. The Irish are coming off of a sweep over the Clemson Tigers on Sunday (25-17, 25-17, 25-23) and a tough five-set battle against No. 19 Georgia Tech (25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 17-25, 13-15) last weekend at home inside Purcell Pavilion.
NOTRE DAME vs. MIAMI – Friday, October 11 at 7:00 PM
Location: Coral Gables, Fla. | Knight Sports Complex
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NOTRE DAME vs. #21 FLORIDA STATE – Sunday, October 13 at 1:00 PM
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. | Tully Gymnasium
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HISTORY VS. MIAMI
- This will be the 20th meeting between the Irish and Hurricanes as the Irish trail 9-10 in the overall series.
- Notre Dame has fallen in the last three matchups with their last win over Miami coming on March 7, 2020 at home (25-18, 25-19, 25-15).
- In last year’s match at home, Sydney Palazzolo led the Irish with 12 kills.
HISTORY VS. #21 FLORIDA STATE
- Heading into the 22nd meeting between Notre Dame and Florida State, the Irish trail 5-16 in the overall series.
- The Irish last defeated the seminoles on Nov. 21, 2021 on the road (25-22, 25-22, 25-23).
- In last year’s match up at home, Phyona Schrader led the Irish with 10 kills and a .421 kill percentage, followed by Sydney Palazzolo with nine kills and eight digs.
- In the final match for the Irish last season, they were led by Sydney Palazzolo with 10 kills, followed by Lucy Trump and Phyona Schrader with eight kills a piece on the road at FSU.
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 (6).
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…