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In top 20 clash with North Carolina, Notre Dame women's basketball will welcome the return of graduate forward Maddy Westbeld

It didn't matter what time Notre Dame tipped off its game against Wake Forest. Despite the Orange Bowl causing this contest to be moved up two hours, the Irish weren't going to have any trouble with the Demon Deacons.

There is early ACC women’s basketball action on Thursday, Jan. 9 with the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

No. 3 Notre Dame women's basketball vs. No. 17 North Carolina in ACC clash in Chapel Hill, N.C. Follow along for live score and game updates

When the Notre Dame football team won the Sugar Bowl, that meant a trip to the Orange Bowl in exactly one week. That meant only half an hour would have separated that game and the women's basketball team's home game against Wake Forest.

Here is everything you need to know about the matchup between Notre Dame and North Carolina, including TV and streaming options for the game.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAAW game to be played on January 9, 2025 on ESPN.

Hannah Hidalgo had 23 points and six steals as No. 3 Notre Dame overpowered Wake Forest 100-64. Liatu King scored 17 points, Sonia Citron scored 16 and Olivia Miles added 13 points and nine assists for the Fighting Irish.