You know that meme of that high school kid who went viral for saying, “They had us the first half, I’m not gonna lie.”? That would be true of Thursday night’s Notre Dame at Virginia Tech women’s basketball game — only if you subbed “half” for “quarter.

Notre Dame women's basketball returns to the court tonight against Virginia. Here is how to watch Hannah Hidalgo and friends

At first glance, the Notre Dame women's basketball team should not have been overly concerned about Virginia Tech.