Notre Dame is 1-9 against Aquinas since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Notre Dame Titans will head out to square off against the Aquinas Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Notre Dame is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Packinghouse Christian Academy 63-42 back in December of 2024. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Aquinas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Temecula Valley, falling 55-29. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 927th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 308th).
Notre Dame will need focus on slowing down Jordyn Williams, one of several Aquinas players who made an impact when they last played. She posted two points along with 11 boards and three blocks. Williams has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Lear, who had four points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Aquinas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Notre Dame's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Notre Dame was taken down by Aquinas 78-23 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Notre Dame was down 45-8.
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