Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Women's College Basketball

Notre Dame

17-9

78-54

Final

Wake Forest

13-14

LJVM Coliseum

Lead tracker

ND leadsBiggest lead ND 27, WAKE 0

WAKE leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ND	16	19	21	22	78
WAKE	9	14	12	19	54

Who won: Notre Dame 78-54

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 78-54 on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at LJVM Coliseum. The Notre Dame outscored the Wake Forest 21-12 in the 3rd quarter. Hannah Hidalgo led the Notre Dame in points (26). Emily Johns led the Wake Forest in points (13).

Player of the game

Hannah Hidalgo

ND · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

8.5

Win probability

100%ND final

NDWAKE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00WAK
Dead ball rebound
Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
Q4 0:01
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Caitlyn Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
C. Jones · 3 PTS
Q4 0:25
+2
Jumper, 18 ft
Gisela Sanchez makes 18-foot jumper
G. Sanchez · 7 PTS
ND 78 - 54 WAKE
Q4 0:42
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Emily Johns makes free throw 2 of 2
E. Johns · 13 PTS
ND 76 - 54 WAKE
Q4 0:42WAK
Dead ball rebound
Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
Q4 0:42
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Emily Johns misses free throw 1 of 2
E. Johns · 13 PTS
Q4 0:42
Foul on Gisela Sanchez
Foul on Gisela Sanchez.
G. Sanchez · 7 PTS
Q4 0:46
+2
Jumper, 17 ft
Gisela Sanchez makes 17-foot jumper
G. Sanchez · 7 PTS
ND 76 - 53 WAKE
Q4 0:56ND
Shorttimeout
Notre Dame Timeout
Q4 0:57
+2
Layup
Emily Johns makes layup (Kennedy Moore assists)
E. Johns · 13 PTS · ast K. Moore
ND 74 - 53 WAKE
Q4 1:25
TO
Bad pass turnover
Vanessa de Jesus bad pass turnover
V. de Jesus · 5 PTS
Q4 1:29
Steal
Vanessa de Jesus Steal.
V. de Jesus · 5 PTS
Q4 1:29
TO
Bad pass turnover
Emily Johns bad pass turnover
E. Johns · 13 PTS
Q4 1:36WAK
Shorttimeout
Wake Forest Timeout
Q4 1:49
+2
Layup
Hannah Hidalgo makes layup
H. Hidalgo · 26 PTS
ND 74 - 51 WAKE
Q4 1:54
Steal
Hannah Hidalgo Steal.
H. Hidalgo · 26 PTS
Q4 1:54
TO
Bad pass turnover
Emily Johns bad pass turnover
E. Johns · 13 PTS
Q4 2:05
+2
Layup
Hannah Hidalgo makes layup
H. Hidalgo · 26 PTS
ND 72 - 51 WAKE
Q4 2:10
Steal
KK Bransford Steal.
KK Bransford · 13 PTS
Q4 2:10
TO
Bad pass turnover
Caitlyn Jones bad pass turnover
C. Jones · 3 PTS
Q4 2:16
Defensive rebound
Emily Johns Defensive Rebound.
Q4 2:18
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Iyana Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
I. Moore · 11 PTS
THREEQ4 2:43
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
G. Galbavy · 6 PTS · ast C. Jones
Grace Galbavy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caitlyn Jones assists)
ND 70 - 51 WAKE