Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Women's Basketball vs. Notre Dame

Virginia Tech women's basketball squares off with Notre Dame tonight at 7 p.m. ET; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Notre Dame 80, Virginia Tech 70

The Hokies lost their first game since Jan. 4. Notre Dame outscored Tech 25-15 in the third quarter, which made all the difference. The Hokies are now 18-6, 8-4 ACC. Next: vs. NC State at home (Sun, 2/8, 12 p.m., ACCN).

Q4 0:32 | Notre Dame 76, Virginia Tech 70

Freelon laid it in with 46 seconds to go. The Hokies are down by six. Notre Dame is 8-for-12 in the fourth.

Q4 0:51 | Notre Dame 74, Virginia Tech 68

The Hokies are now fouling; they are down six with 51 ticks on the clock.

Q4 3:18 | Virginia Tech 68, Notre Dame 68

Wenzel's pair of free throws are countered by a Cassandra Prosper lay-in. Tied at 68.

Q4 4:54 | Virginia Tech 66, Notre Dame 66

The Fighting Irish call time with 4:54 remaining on the clock. We are tied at 66 with just under five minutes remaining. The Hokies have shot 5-for-8 in the first 5:06 of the fourth quarter.

Q4 5:38 | Virginia Tech 66, Notre Dame 66

Tie ballgame. 66-all. 5:38 left to find a winner in this one or go to overtime.

Q4 6:00 | Notre Dame 66, Virginia Tech 65

The Hokies cut it to one off a pair of free throws, plus a jumper, from Samyha Suffren. Suffren drew an and-one on it, too.

Q4 7:25 | Notre Dame 63, Virginia Tech 58

The Hokies are down five. Both teams have opened with a 3-for-4 clip in this final quarter.

Q3 END | Notre Dame 55, Virginia Tech 51

Baker hit a jumper with 27 seconds remaining in the third; Notre Dame outscored the Hokies 25-15 in the quarter and will take a four-point lead into the final frame.

Q3 1:30 | Notre Dame 52, Virginia Tech 49

Baker and Sanchez exchange triples; Notre Dame leads by three.

Q3 2:30 | Notre Dame 47, Virginia Tech 46

A driving layup for Gisela Sanchez — who's logged 11 points today — lifts Notre Dame back above the Hokies. Tech trails by one with 150 seconds left in the third quarter.

Q3 4:00 | Virginia Tech 46, Notre Dame 45

The Hokies have the lead back, courtesy of a Baker triple. They're 2-for-3 from deep this frame. 7-for-16 (43.8%) overall today. Notre Dame has only gone 1-for-7 (14.3%) from three-point land, in comparison.

Q3 4:47 | Notre Dame 45, Virginia Tech 43

Freelon layup brings the Hokies back to a two-point deficit. Tech has been outscored 15-7 this frame.

Q3 5:45 | Notre Dame 45, Virginia Tech 41

The Hokies are now down by four. They've shot 2-for-7 in the frame in comparison to Notre Dame's 5-for-9 mark. The Fighting Irish have gone on an 11-0 run and have forced 15 Tech turnovers today.

Q3 6:01 | Notre Dame 42, Virginia Tech 41

Virginia Tech now trails after Prosper hit a driving lay-in. Tech calls time, down one with 6:01 left in the frame.

Q3 6:29 | Virginia Tech 41, Notre Dame 38

Cassandra Prosper pulls up from midrange and cashes in. The Hokies' lead has been trimmed to three.

Q3 8:58 | Virginia Tech 39, Notre Dame 31

Second half underway. Baker nailed one from three-point land to get the scoring kicked off. The Hokies are up eight.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 36, Notre Dame 30

The Hokies ended the half with a Wenzel driving lay-in. She's 5-for-10 from the field for 13 points, plus 13 rebounds. Tech held Notre Dame to a 6-for-18 (33.3%) clip in the second quarter and only trailed for 29 seconds in the first half. It'll enter the second half up six.

Q2 1:25 | Virginia Tech 34, Notre Dame 30

The Hokies are up four after a Daley pull-up J. They're 6-for-13 (46.2%) from the field, and 5-for-9 (55.6%) inside.

Q2 2:46 | Virginia Tech 32, Notre Dame 30

Hildago is a perfect 8-for-8 from the line. 14 points now. Notre Dame has trimmed the deficit to just two.

Q2 4:17 | Virginia Tech 32, Notre Dame 26

Hidalgo has knocked down three of her last four heading into the media timeout. She has 10 points, while Wenzel has 11 for the Hokies, who lead by six.

Q2 7:17 | Virginia Tech 25, Notre Dame 20

Virginia Tech's lead has been slashed to five. After starting the contest 0-for-8 from the field, Hidalgo took one to the cup for her first points from the field.

Q2 8:30 | Virginia Tech 23, Notre Dame 14

The Hokies are up nine after a Wells lay-in. Tech's firing on all cylinders right now.

Q1 END | Virginia Tech 21, Notre Dame 14

Neither team scored from the field for the last 2:44 (ND for the final 2:56). The Hokies take a seven-point lead into the second quarter; they've restrained Hidalgo to a 0-for-7 clip in the first 10 minutes.

Q1 1:01 | Virginia Tech 21, Notre Dame 14

Virginia Tech leads by seven with a minute to go in the opening quarter. They are 4-for-8 from deep.

Q1 2:30 | Virginia Tech 20, Notre Dame 14

Wenzel's now upped her total to 11 points off a pair of deep triples. Hidalgo is 0-for-6 from the field.

Q1 4:31 | Virginia Tech 12, Notre Dame 10

Notre Dame briefly took the lead; however, Suffren knocked down a three-pointer for her first points of the day. Wenzel leads with a game-high five points at the first media timeout; Notre Dame's Hildago has drawn three fouls.

Q1 5:38 | Virginia Tech 8, Notre Dame 8

The Hokies went up 8-2, but Notre Dame quickly countered with six straight points. Tech has held Hannah Hidalgo to a 0-for-4 clip from the field.

Q1 7:45 | Virginia Tech 5, Notre Dame 2

The Hokies are up by three after 2:15; Wenzel went coast-to-coast for a lay-in on the right block.

Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Notre Dame 0

Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame is underway on ACCNX. Tech's Kilah Freelon wins the tip.

Pre-Game:

The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:

No. 0 - Kilah Freelon - Forward
No. 1 - Carleigh Wenzel - Guard
No. 2 - Leila Wells - Guard
No. 3 - Carleigh Wenzel - Guard
No. 10 - Carys Baker - Forward

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