Hidalgo scored 29 points in undefeated Notre Dame's rout of Lafayette. Now some huge games are on deck, including against JuJu Watkins' Southern Cal and Paige Bueckers' UConn.
Hidalgo scored 29 points in undefeated Notre Dame’s rout of Lafayette. Now some huge games are on deck, including against JuJu Watkins’ Southern Cal and Paige Bueckers’ UConn.EASTON, Pa. — After a sensational freshman season at Notre Dame, Hannah Hidalgo has picked up right where she left off as a sophomore.
. Hidalgo added another 29 points, as well as five steals and five assists in Sunday’s 91-55 rout of Lafayette.“I think I played pretty well — my shot was falling, especially from three,” she said after a game that served as a homecoming for her and fellow star guard Olivia Miles, who grew up a five-minute drive over the Delaware River in Philipsburg, N.J. “It’s nice to be back close to Jersey,” Hidalgo said. “There were a lot of Jersey fans, a lot of Notre Dame fans, so it feels good to be back home.” It was indeed a majority-green-clad crowd of 2,329. Even many fans in other colors rooted for the visitors, including a contingent from Paul VI that brought a big banner with the school’s logo.“She’s aggressive, more confident because she has that experience, and I think, honestly, having ‘Liv’ back allows her to be more settled,” Irish coach Niele Ivey said. “Because Liv does a great job of facilitating and running the team. So it takes a lot of pressure off of her. Last year, having to be in the fire was a lot for a freshman running the point.”veteran forward Maddy Westbeld returns from a foot injury that has sidelined her since surgery in early September. She is expected back near the start of conference play, which officially begins Dec. 8 at Syracuse then pauses until Dec. 29 vs. Virginia. Along the way, a trio of high-profile non-conference games awaits. On Saturday, Hidalgo will play against her fellow sophomore sensation, JuJu Watkins, when Notre Dame visits No. 3 Southern Cal in the women’s basketball version of the famed football rivalry — with the TV broadcast on a channel Notre Dame knows well, NBC. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Ivey said. “I think it’s a great matchup for women’s basketball, and we’re looking forward to going out there.”picked second in the Southeastern Conference“They know, because I express it to them a lot: we have such incredible potential, but you have to bring that potential every night,” Ivey said. “They’re so talented, they’re so gifted, and I’m fortunate to work with this type of a group. We have a really great chance to do something special this year.”
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