(4) Notre Dame vs (5) Louisville | 2024 ACC Tournament: Quarterfinals | 3.8.24

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - March 8th, 2024
Sonia Citron scored 26 points, Hannah Hidalgo added 21 and both players made double-digit free throws to help No. 14 Notre Dame hold off No. 24 Louisville on Friday in the ACC Tournament.
Fourth-seeded Notre Dame (24-6) advances to the semifinals on Saturday versus the winner of Friday’s second quarterfinal between top-seeded Virginia Tech and ninth-seeded Miami.
Hidalgo and Citron scored the opening five points of the third quarter to extend Notre Dame's lead to 22 points. But the Fighting Irish turned it over six times in the quarter, after just five in the first half, and fifth-seeded Louisville got within 10 before Kylee Watson grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back to give Notre Dame a 12-point lead entering the fourth.
Jayda Curry kept Louisville close in the fourth, completing a three-point play, sinking a 3-pointer and hitting a jumper from the free-throw line on three straight possessions to make the score 58-49 with 6:47 left. Curry scored 14 of 16 points for the Cardinals during one stretch to fuel the comeback.
Notre Dame went 2-for-4 on consecutive trips to the free-throw line and Louisville center Olivia Cochran made a layup to bring the Cardinals within three with 30.9 left. Citron responded with two free throws for a five-point lead at 27.2.
Curry had it stolen with 18.3 seconds left. Louisville coach Jeff Walz argued the no-call and was given his second technical foul of the game, leading to an ejection. Citron made two more at the stripe to give the Irish a seven-point lead.
Maddy Westbeld added 13 points for Notre Dame, which finished 24-of-30 from the free-throw line.
Curry scored a season-high 26 points, with 15 coming in the fourth quarter, for Louisville (24-9). Sydney Taylor added 13 points, Cochran scored 10 and Nyla Harris grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points. The Cardinals missed eight of their 27 free-throw attempts.
Hidalgo and Citron combined for 20 points in the first half as Notre Dame built a 34-17 lead. The Fighting Irish scored 15 points off 13 turnovers as Louisville was held to its fewest points in a half this season.
The teams played each other for the third time in a month and the second time in a week, with the home team winning each regular-season matchup.
OF NOTE
- Notre Dame defeated both Virginia Tech and Miami in South Bend during the regular season, winning 71-58 versus Tech on Feb. 29 and 70-59 at Miami on Jan. 14.
- Citron’s 26 points were two shy of her career high, set earlier this season at Virginia.
- While Curry’s 26 points represented her high at Louisville, the junior transfer from California was four shy of her career high of 30, which she set as a freshman versus Stanford in January of 2022.
- Notre Dame has reached the ACC Tournament semifinals for the ninth time in 11 years as a conference member. The Irish are 20-5 all-time in ACC tourney play, including a 3-2 mark versus Louisville.
- Louisville slipped to 7-2 in ACC quarterfinal games and is now 15-9 all-time in ACC Tournament games.

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C 'est un beau match pour l'équipe Notre Dame , surtout bravo à la meilleure Sonia Citron . Tu joues trop bien ! Je t'adore .

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Jeff had a reason to be upset at the ref because he missed several fouls. It seemed like he had money on ND to win.

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We need the ucla usc game

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Baylor please !

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Hannah was robbed so bad for acc player of the year.

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Who won it?

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