Duluth, GA – The No. 4-seeded NC State women’s basketball team will face No. 5 seeded Notre Dame in the 2026 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. or 27 minutes after the first quarterfinals game. The matchup from Gas South Arena will be on the ACC Network. Friday’s winner will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, March 7 at noon.
ABOUT NC STATE
- NC State finished the regular season 13-5 in the ACC to finish fourth place and 20-9 overall
- NC State is the No. 4 seed at the ACC Tournament, marking the ninth double bye in the Wes Moore era
- The Wolfpack is No. 23 in the NET with three quad 1 wins and five quad 2 wins
- NC State is sixth for the best average NET opponent ranking (81)
- Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.8) on 52.5 percent shooting (213-407) and rebounding (11.9), while also leading the league in rebounds and double-doubles (20). She is third in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds in the country
- Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game and averages 16.5 points per game
- Zamareya Jones has a team’s most 61 3-pointers, while also averaging 14.4 points per game
- Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.3 blocks per game and averages 11.3 points per game
- Three different Pack players rank in the top 20 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (5th – 16.8), Brooks (6th – 16.5) and Jones (16th – 14.4), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st – 11.9) and Trygger (10th – 7.4)
- NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (43.34) and defensive rebounds per game (31.2), which are sixth and fourth in the country, respectively
- NC State saw two players on the All-ACC First Team with Pierre and Brooks, who were unanimous first team selections
ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- The Wolfpack has won seven ACC Tournament Championships, three with Wes Moore: 1980 (W, 85-75 vs. Maryland), 1985 (W, 81-80 vs. North Carolina), 1987 (W, 57-56 vs. Virginia), 1991 (W, 84-61 vs. Clemson), 2020 (W, 71-66 vs. Florida State), 2021 (W, 58-56 vs. Louisville) and 2022 (W, 60-47 vs. Miami)
- NC State is 28-16 in quarterfinals games, 19-10 in semifinals games and 7-12 in championship contests. NC State is 62-41 overall in ACC Tournament games
- NC State has the third most championships with seven among active ACC schools (UNC and Duke with nine)
- The Pack is 0-3 vs. Notre Dame in ACC Tournament games
- NC State has earned its ninth double bye in the ACC Tournament, all under Coach Moore
SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
- Notre Dame finished fifth in the ACC with a 12-6 league mark and 20-9 overall record. The Irish is on a five-game winning streak going into postseason
- Hannah Hidalgo was named the unanimous ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, earning All-ACC First Team and Defensive Team honors. She averages 25.2 points per game with 158 assists and 162 steals
- Cassandre Prosper was named the ACC Most Improved Player by both panels. She was also named an All-ACC Second Team choice by the Blue Ribbon. She has a team’s most 7.1 rebounds per game and 30 blocks
LAST TIME OUT
- NC State took care of business with a 50-point win at Pittsburgh, 93-43
- NC State logged a season-high 17 steals, tied for the most in a game in the Wes Moore era
- Brooks paced the Pack with 20 points, five assists and four steals
- Pierre earned her 20th double-double of the season with 16 points, 12 rebounds and three steals
- Jones had 13 points and Qadence Samuels had 11 points and career-high five steals
NOTRE DAME SERIES HISTORY (NOTRE DAME LEADS 11-6 // 0-3 IN ACCT)
- A game against the Fighting Irish would mark the 18th in the all-time series and fourth in the ACC Tournament. The Pack is 0-3 against Notre Dame in ACC Tournament games
- In February’s regular season matchup, Notre Dame won 79-67. Jones recorded 21 points and Pierre logged a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double
UPCOMING
The winner of the quarterfinals matchup will play the winner of No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Virginia/No. 9 Clemson on Saturday, March 7 at noon.