The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back on the road for a pair of matches in Virginia as they’re set to play at Virginia Tech on Friday, Nov. 22 and at Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 24. Following this weekend, the Irish will have two regular season matches remaining as they host Virginia Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 27. and then travel to face Cal on Saturday, Nov. 30.
NOTRE DAME @ VIRGINIA TECH – Friday, Nov. 22 at 6 PM
Location: Blacksburg, VA | Cassell Coliseum
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NOTRE DAME @ VIRGINIA – Sunday , Nov. 24 at 1 PM
Location: Charlottesville, VA | Memorial Gymnasium
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HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA TECH
- This will be the 16th match up between the Irish and the Hokies with Notre Dame leading the overall series 11-4.
- The Irish won nine straight matches from 2016-2022.
- Notre Dame fell in the last 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.
HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA
- This will be the 15th matchup between the Irish and the Cavaliers with the overall series tied at 7-7.
- The Irish went 1-1 last year against Virginia, winning at home on Oct. 13, 2023 (25-22,23-25,25-10,25-10) and falling on the road on Nov. 12, 2023 in a tough five set battle (23-25,25-19,26-24,23-25,14-16).
- Palazzolo recorded a double-double of 11 kills and 17 digs in the last matchup at Virginia.
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 second in the nation for triple-doubles this season (10).
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…