South Bend, Ind.– Notre Dame junior guard hannah hidalgo Turned in an epic performance with an NCAA-record 16 steals and a school-record 44 points in the No. 18 Fighting Irish’s 85-58 victory. Akron On Wednesday night.
A Preseason All-America After the selection, Hidalgo made 16 of 25 shots, 6 of 3-pointers and 9 of 11 free throws in 28 minutes on the court. He had nine rebounds and four assists.
Hidalgo’s 16 steals broke the NCAA record of 14 previously set by multiple players, most recently by Georgia Tech’s Jill Ingram in February 2008.
Notre Dame had 30 steals off Akron’s 38 turnovers, resulting in 41 points. Notre Dame’s 20 turnovers led to Akron scoring 13 points.
Cassandre Prosper Scored 14 points for Notre Dame (3-0).
Neerah Clark scored 13 points, shaena bru 12 more corrine reed 11 for Zips (0-3).
Notre Dame led 48–34 at halftime after Hidalgo scored 28 points on 12-for-18 shooting. He scored the first 12 points of a 14–0 run that gave Notre Dame a 41–22 lead midway through the second quarter. He also scored five points on a 9-0 run to take the lead 70-44 in the third.
Notre Dame fell three spots in this week’s AP Top 25 despite winning two games by an average of 52 points last week.
The Associated Press and ESPN Research contributed to this report.
