Hannah Hidalgo and Anaya Hardy Combine for 44 as No. 13 Notre Dame Routs Detroit Mercy 108-60
No. 13 Notre Dame scored the first 22 points, led 32-4 after one quarter and put five starters in double figures in a 108-60 win over Detroit Mercy at Purcell Pavilion.
Photo: Notre Dame Athletics. Hannah Hidalgo, official roster photo. Card design: The Dyme.
FINAL, Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, Ind.: No. 13 Notre Dame 108, Detroit Mercy 60.
Detroit Mercy did not score for the first 5:50. Notre Dame opened on a 22-0 run, and the Titans' first point came at the line with 4:10 left in the first quarter, by our count from the ESPN play-by-play. The Irish led 32-4 after one quarter and pushed the lead as high as 54.
Hannah Hidalgo had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and she made all 8 of her free throws. Anaya Hardy scored 21 on 10-of-14 shooting. Madison St. Rose added 19, Leah Macy had 17 points and 5 steals, and Jacy Abii added 12 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Jenica Lewis scored 12 off the bench.
Where the 48 points came from
Notre Dame shot 41 of 69 (59 percent). By our count, the Irish made 36 two-point baskets to Detroit Mercy's 15, a 42-point edge on twos (72-30). Detroit Mercy made 7 threes to Notre Dame's 5, which took 6 back, and Notre Dame's 21-9 edge at the line added 12. The Irish had 16 steals and 8 blocks. Detroit Mercy turned it over 20 times, and Notre Dame scored 28 points off those turnovers. Notre Dame finished with 39 fast-break points and 62 points in the paint, and it won the glass 50-35.
Detroit Mercy shot 22 of 70 (31 percent). Colleena Bryant led the Titans with 14 points off the bench.
The context
Notre Dame came in 2-0 after a 99-75 win over Villanova in Rome and a 123-40 win over Stonehill, per Detroit Mercy's game notes. That makes 100 points or more in two of the first three games, by our count. Hidalgo led the ACC in scoring last season at 25.3 points per game and led the nation in steals at 5.6 per game, per the same notes.
This was the first meeting since Feb. 25, 1995, and Notre Dame led the all-time series 22-2 before tip-off, per Detroit Mercy. That series now stands at 23-2, by our count. The Irish are 3-0. Detroit Mercy falls to 2-2.
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