SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame junior guard Hannah Hidalgo turned in an epic efficiency with an NCAA-record 16 steals and a school-record 44 factors within the No. 18 Combating Irish’s 85-58 victory over Akron on Wednesday evening.
A preseason All-America choice, Hidalgo made 16 of 25 pictures, 3 of 6 3-pointers and 9 of 11 free throws in 28 minutes on the courtroom. She had 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Hidalgo’s 16 steals broke the NCAA report of 14 held beforehand by a number of gamers, most lately Georgia Tech’s Jill Ingram in February 2008.
Notre Dame had 30 steals amongst Akron’s 38 turnovers, leading to 41 factors. Notre Dame’s 20 turnovers led to 13 factors for Akron.
Cassandre Prosper scored 14 factors for Notre Dame (3-0).
Ni’Rah Clark scored 13 factors, Shaena Brew 12 and Corinne Reed 11 for the Zips (0-3).
Notre Dame led 48-34 at halftime after Hidalgo scored 28 factors on 12-for-18 capturing. She scored the primary 12 factors in a 14-0 run that gave Notre Dame a 41-22 lead halfway by means of the second quarter. She additionally scored 5 factors in a 9-0 run for a 70-44 lead within the third.
Notre Dame fell three spots on this week’s AP High 25 regardless of profitable two video games this previous week by a mean of 52 factors.
The Related Press and ESPN Analysis contributed to this report.