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Notre Dame fighting the Irish Women’s basketball star Hannah Hidalgo is arguably one of the best players in the country, and her record-breaking performance on Wednesday underscored that notion.
Hidalgo was in his bag, as they say. He set an NCAA record with 16 steals and a Fighting Irish record with 44 points in the team’s 85-58 victory over the Akron Zippers. He also added nine rebounds.
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Notre Dame junior Hannah Hidalgo dribbles with the ball after recording her 15th of 16 steals during an NCAA women’s college basketball game between Notre Dame and Akron on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. (Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
He played 28 minutes and was 16 of 25 from the field, including 3 of 6 on 3-pointers to help lead the 18th-ranked team to a dominant victory. Akron committed 38 turnovers despite shooting 51.1% from the floor.
Hidalgo said after the game that she knows what her teammates demand of her night after night and she tries to do her best.
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Notre Dame junior Hannah Hidalgo (3) steals the ball from Akron’s Keiryn McGuff during an NCAA women’s college basketball game between Notre Dame and Akron on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. (Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“My teammates I know that’s what they need from me,” he said via On3 Sports. “And I want to be able to be consistent in doing that.”
Cassandre Prosper was the only other Notre Dame player to score in double figures. She scored 14 points.
Akron’s Ni’Rah Clark led the Zips with 13 points.
The young New Jersey native averages 34.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Notre Dame is 3-0 this season, but in its first three meetings it looked dominant. The Fighting Irish defeated Farleigh Dickinson in the opener, 98-52, and then defeated Chicago State, 116-58.
Notre Dame junior Hannah Hidalgo hugs a fan after a 44-point, 16-steal performance during an NCAA women’s college basketball game between Notre Dame and Akron on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. (Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
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Notre Dame’s first big test will be against No. 14 Michigan on Saturday and then No. 8 USC next week.
