In the first of three Saturday matchups in three different sports between Notre Dame and Virginia Tech (men’s basketball and baseball being the others), the No. 4-seeded Irish women’s basketball team beat the No. 1-seeded Hokies in the ACC Tournament Semifinals.
The story for Virginia Tech (24-7, 14-4 ACC) was the absence of three-time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley, who injured her leg in the Hokies’ final regular season game. Fortunately for Tech, Irish freshman phenom Hannah Hidalgo struggled from the field on 1-7 shooting in the first half. However, in the meantime, her teammates picked up the slack.