Notre Dame vs. North Carolina Women: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats
Rusty Gorelick
Wooden Award candidate Hannah Hidalgo and the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2, 2-0 ACC) hit the road for an ACC clash against the No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels (13-2, 1-1 ACC).
North Carolina picked up a couple of notable wins in the last month of 2024, having began it with a 19-point upset over then-No. 14 Kentucky and ending it with a nine-point win over Miami.
Notre Dame has been rolling all season so far. The Fighting Irish beat then-No. 3 USC and then-No. 13 TCU in November before beating then-No. 4 Texas and then-No. 2 UConn in December.
How to watch Notre Dame vs. North Carolina, TV channel and streaming
Notre Dame vs. North Carolina will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.
Notre Dame vs. North Carolina start time, date and venue
Notre Dame vs. North Carolina is scheduled to tip off at 1 PM ET/12 PM CT on Sunday, January 5th from Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
North Carolina: Alyssa Utsby, Lexi Donarski, Reniya Kelly, Indya Nivar, Maria Gakdeng
Notre Dame vs. North Carolina stats
Out of 362 Division I Women's Basketball teams, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 15th in offensive rating with 113.4 points scored per 100 possessions and 34th in defensive rating with 77.4 points allowed per 100 possessions.
The North Carolina Tar Heels rank 41st in offensive rating with 106.6 points scored per 100 possessions and 19th in defensive rating with 74.9 points allowed per 100 possessions.
Fighting Irish star guard Hannah Hidalgo is averaging 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and a DI-best 4.1 steals while shooting 44.4 percent from three-point range.
Tar Heels leading scorer Maria Gakdeng is averaging 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 71.4 percent from the field.
Notre Dame forward Kate Koval is averaging 8.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and an ACC-best 3.4 blocks per game.
North Carolina has eight players who have appeared in at least 11 games and are averaging at least 5.5 points.
The Fighting Irish are the top-ranked team in three-point percentage at 42.9 percent.
The Tar Heels commit the seventh-fewest turnovers with 11.2 per game.
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