Sonia Citron scored 21 points, Maddy Westbeld had 20 and No. 3 Notre Dame surged in the second half to beat No. 17 Georgia Tech 81-66 on Thursday night.

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Notre Dame women’s basketball will attempt to defeat Georgia Tech on Thursday night without one of the best players in the game. According to Tyler Horka of BlueandGold.com and On3, Hannah Hidalgo will not play on Thursday night.

A pair of the best teams in the ACC meet up on Thursday, Jan. 16 when the No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets face off with the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

Sonia Citron and Maddy Westbeld powered No. 3 Notre Dame past No. 17 Georgia Tech in women's basketball action in South Bend on Thursday night

The third-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish took care of business against No. 17 Georgia Tech, 81-66, on Thursday night without their star player.

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Hannah Hidalgo missed the first game of her Notre Dame women's basketball career Sunday. Will she miss a second one Thursday against Georgia Tech?

Notre Dame downed Georgia Thursday night with star guard Hannah Hidalgo out of the lineup for a second straight game

Tuesday’s ACC schedule includes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-9, 2-4 ACC) playing the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-10, 2-5 ACC) at 9:00 PM ET on ACC Network. Looking for men’s college basketball tickets?

Thursday’s contest between the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-2) and No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (15-2) at Purcell Pavilion has a projected final score of 78-68 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Notre Dame,