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Hannah Hidalgo Leads No. 13 Notre Dame Past DePaul, 108-84
By Megan McCarthy
Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian; Official White House Photo / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Hannah Hidalgo scored 31 points and Notre Dame used a dominant advantage in the paint to defeat DePaul 108-84 in the SoFi Shamrock Classic at Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier.
Hidalgo filled the stat sheet with seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals as Notre Dame improved to 4-0. The Fighting Irish also got a major contribution from Leah Macy, who finished with 24 points and nine rebounds. Hidalgo and Macy combined for 55 points.
Jacy Abii added 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Notre Dame, which built its lead early and answered when DePaul threatened to make the game competitive.
Notre Dame led 24-17 after the first quarter. DePaul stayed within reach and pulled within nine points late in the third, but the Irish responded immediately to open the fourth. Notre Dame scored the first seven points of the period, pushing its advantage to 20 and taking control of the closing stretch.
The Irish finished with a 74-38 advantage in points in the paint, a 36-point difference that helped power the 24-point victory.
DePaul had its own bright spots offensively. Kate Clarke led the Blue Demons with 20 points, while Gina Davorija scored 15. Mikaia Litza contributed 14 points and 11 assists.
The Blue Demons also found production beyond their starting group, outscoring Notre Dame 29-6 in bench points. DePaul made 9 of 21 attempts from 3-point range, but those contributions were not enough to overcome Notre Dame’s interior scoring and fourth-quarter push.
The result gave Notre Dame a 4-0 record and handed DePaul its first loss of the season. The Blue Demons fell to 4-1.
Notre Dame’s balance across the frontcourt and backcourt, led by Hidalgo’s all-around performance and Macy’s scoring, proved decisive in the neutral-site matchup in West Virginia.
Megan McCarthy
Women’s College Basketball, The Library Media
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