Welcome to your one-stop shop for Notre Dame women’s basketball 2025-26 season content from the South Bend Tribune and ND Insider.
The Fighting Irish began the season ranked No. 13 in the country, but have a lot of question marks. Outside of All-American point guard Hannah Hidalgo, the Irish roster features mostly unknown commodities. Returners Cassandre Prosper and KK Bransford offer optimism, but beyond that, it is transfers and first-year players composing the bulk of the Notre Dame lineup.
Will this team be able to keep up its historic tradition and compete for Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and national championships? Or will the pieces not fit, setting up for a long winter inside Purcell Pavilion?
The Tribune/ND Insider team will be here every step of the way to chronical it. Below you will find a quick recap from the team’s most recent game, plus links to all of our coverage from the season. Keep this page tabbed, as it will be updated from opening tip Nov. 5 against Fairleigh Dickinson to the final game of the season, whenever that may be!
Latest game recap
Notre Dame beats NC State for seventh straight win, advances in ACC Tournament
The No. 5 seed Irish won 81-63 vs. the No. 4 seed Wolfpack in a quarterfinal ACC Tournament game Friday, March 6. Junior ACC Player and Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo stood out again with 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals while two other Notre Dame players joined her in double figures, including 20 points and nine rebounds from grad student Iyana Moore.
Read more about Notre Dame’s win heading into an ACC Tournament semifinal game vs. Duke Saturday, March 7 with coverage from Kyle Smedley here.
South Bend Tribune/ND Insider coverage of 2025-26 Notre Dame women’s basketball season
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Preseason
Notre Dame women’s basketball 2025-26 schedule, results
Nov. 5: Fairleigh Dickinson – W, 98-52
Nov. 9: Chicago State – W, 116-58
Nov. 12: Akron – W, 85-58
Nov. 15: at Michigan – L, 93-54
Nov. 21: USC – W, 61-59
Nov. 24: Central Michigan – W, 83-51
Dec. 4: at Ole Miss – L, 69-62
Dec. 7: at Florida State – W, 93-58
Dec. 11: Morehead State – W, 97-48
Dec. 14: at James Madison – W, 78-65
Dec. 21: Bellarmine – W, 110-38
Dec. 29: Pittsburgh – W, 94-59
Jan. 1: at Georgia Tech – L, 95-90 (OT)
Jan. 4: at Duke – L, 82-68
Jan. 8: Boston College – W, 94-60
Jan. 11: North Carolina – W, 75-53
Jan. 15: Louisville – L, 79-66
Jan. 19: at UConn – L, 85-47
Jan. 22: Miami – W, 74-66
Jan. 25: Clemson – L, 65-58
Jan. 29: at California – L, 80-69
Feb. 1: at Stanford – W, 78-66
Feb. 5: Virgina Tech- W, 80-70
Feb. 8: at Virginia – L, 81-70
Feb. 15: North Carolina State – W, 79-67
Feb. 19: at Wake Forest – W, 78-54
Feb. 22: at SMU – W, 88-63
Feb. 26: Syracuse – W, 72-62
March 1: at Louisville – W, 65-62
ACC Tournament
March 5: vs. TBD, 1:30 p.m.
Contributors to this webpage are Austin Hough, sports editor; Gayle Bell, sports coordinator; Kyle Smedley, ND women’s basketball and high school sports reporter; Tom Noie, columnist; and Michael Clubb, photographer.
This article originally appeared on ND Insider: Follow here for Notre Dame women’s basketball 2025-26 season coverage
Reporting by Austin Hough, Kyle Smedley, Gayle Bell and Tom Noie, South Bend Tribune / ND Insider
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