Whatever the reason though, Irish fans want to watch their team on this particular afternoon. In fact, the Irish have announced that the game is sold out. There have been numerous sellouts already this season, and this is the latest sign that there are high hopes surrounding the program.

Notre Dame women's basketball returns to the court tonight against Virginia. Here is how to watch Hannah Hidalgo and friends

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Notre Dame's +489 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 25.8 points per game) is a result of scoring 87.5 points per game (fifth in college basketball) while giving up 61.7 per outing (121st in college basketball). Hannah Hidalgo leads Notre Dame, averaging 25.4 points per game (second in the nation).

You know that meme of that high school kid who went viral for saying, “They had us the first half, I’m not gonna lie.”? That would be true of Thursday night’s Notre Dame at Virginia Tech women’s basketball game — only if you subbed “half” for “quarter.

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The duo of Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles has been everything Notre Dame could have hoped for and then some. They are the primary reasons the Irish are contenders for the national championship. And they have the attention of the basketball world.

Notre Dame 77 Virginia Tech 61

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