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Notre Dame volleyball wins first-round match of NCAA Tournament

The Irish are moving on in the NCAA Tournament.

Notre Dame has advanced in the NCAA Tournament after defeating Army in four sets, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11, in the first round. This is the 12th time the Irish (15-3) have made it to the Round of 32 in their history, and they did it in their first-ever meeting with the Black Knights. They will continue their tournament stay Thursday against Oregon (14-4), which swept the Irish in the teams’ only previous meeting Oct. 20, 1985.

Among the key contributors for Notre Dame were Charley Niego with 12 kills and 11 digs, Caroline Meuth with 10 kills and five blocks, and Zoe Nunez with 30 assists, 12 digs and three of the team’s season-high 10 service aces. The Irish got a match-high eight blocks apiece from Hannah Thompson and Lauren Wenzel. Hattie Monson contributed 14 digs.

If the Irish defeat the Ducks, it will mean the seventh Sweet 16 trip in program history. They now have won four matches in a row and six of their past seven.

Notre Dame Volleyball Player Hattie Monson is ACC Freshman of the Week

Hattie Monson has wasted little time making an impact on Notre Dame’s volleyball team.

Hattie Monson has wasted little time making an impact on Notre Dame’s volleyball team. The ACC took notice of this and named Monson, a freshman libero, its Freshman of the Week. She made her Notre Dame debut during the Irish’s first match of the season Sept. 25 at Louisville and led the team with 20 digs. Her three aces were a high for the match.

Monson is one of four freshmen on the Irish this season. One year before coming to Notre Dame out of Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois, she was a PrepVolleyball.com First Team All-American and an Under Armour Second Team All-American. More recently, she was named to the U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team. In 2018, she won a gold medal with the U.S. Girls Youth National Team during the NORCECA U18 Continental Championship.

Notre Dame (1-0, 1-0) will play only three other opponents during the regular season: Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Boston College. The season wraps up Oct. 24.