Hidalgo Scores 31 With Her 500th Steal as No. 13 Notre Dame Scores 74 in the Paint and Beats DePaul 108-84
Hannah Hidalgo had 31 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals, the fourth her 500th. Notre Dame outscored DePaul 74-38 in the paint and topped 100 points for a third straight game, a first in program history.
Photo: Notre Dame Athletics. Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame, official headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 13 Notre Dame beat DePaul 108-84 on Saturday in the Shamrock Classic at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Hannah Hidalgo scored 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting with seven rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks, per the ESPN box score. Notre Dame moved to 4-0. DePaul fell to 4-1.
The 500th steal
Hidalgo entered the game with 496 career steals, per DePaul Athletics' game preview.
She is the fifth Division I women's player to reach 500 career steals and the first Division I player with at least 2,000 points and 500 steals since steals became an official stat in 1987-88, according to ESPN Research, per ESPN. Notre Dame Athletics says she is the only college player, men's or women's, with 2,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 500 steals.
74 in the paint
Notre Dame outscored DePaul 74-38 in the paint, per ESPN. That is 74 of the 108 points, by our count from the box. Notre Dame went 7 of 30 from three.
The Irish outrebounded DePaul 55-40, with 22 offensive rebounds, and blocked 12 shots to DePaul's three. Fast-break points went 30-20 Notre Dame.
Anaya Hardy had 13 points, four blocks and a career-high 16 rebounds. Twelve of the rebounds were offensive, a program record, per Notre Dame Athletics. Leah Macy scored 24 on 10-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds. Her three in the second quarter was the first of her Notre Dame career, per the school. Freshman Jacy Abii scored 18 with nine rebounds and three blocks.
How it went
DePaul led 9-5 on a Kate Clarke layup at 5:50 of the first quarter, per the ESPN play-by-play. Notre Dame led 24-17 after one quarter and 33-29 with 5:32 left in the half. From there, the Irish scored 16 of the last 21 points of the half to lead 49-34, by our count from the play-by-play. Hidalgo scored 19 in the first half, per Notre Dame Athletics.
A Davorija three and a Zoey Ward layup cut it to 68-59 with 1:45 left in the third quarter. Hidalgo's driving layup at the horn made it 74-61. Madison St. Rose scored 13 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, per the AP recap on ESPN. Notre Dame won the fourth 34-23, and its largest lead was 29, per ESPN.
Notre Dame has scored 100 points in three straight games, which the program had never done before, per Notre Dame Athletics.
DePaul
Kate Clarke led DePaul with 20 points on 8-of-20 shooting. Gina Davorija scored 15 off the bench. Freshman Mikaia Litza had 14 points and 11 assists. Ally Timm and Doyinsola Lijirin scored 12 each. DePaul shot 9 of 21 from three and led for 8 percent of the game, per ESPN.
DePaul had started 4-0 for the first time since 2016-17, per DePaul Athletics. Notre Dame hosts Southern on Wednesday.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Notre Dame | DePaul |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 44-87 (51%) | 34-82 (41%) |
| 3-pointers | 7-30 | 9-21 |
| Free throws | 13-18 | 7-10 |
| Rebounds | 55 | 40 |
| Offensive rebounds | 22 | 16 |
| Assists | 21 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 15 |
| Steals | 11 | 7 |
| Blocks | 12 | 3 |
| Points in the paint | 74 | 38 |
| Points off turnovers | 22 | 15 |
| Fast-break points | 30 | 20 |
Quarter scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Quarter | DePaul | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 | 24 |
| 2nd | 17 | 25 |
| 3rd | 27 | 25 |
| 4th | 23 | 34 |
| Final | 84 | 108 |
Sources:
- ESPN: DePaul vs. Notre Dame box score
- ESPN: DePaul vs. Notre Dame play-by-play
- ESPN: game page and AP recap
- ESPN: Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo first D-I player with 2,000 points, 500 steals
- Notre Dame Athletics: Hardy, Hidalgo Make History In No. 13 Notre Dame's 108-84 Win Over DePaul
- DePaul Athletics: Unbeaten DePaul Meets No. 13 Notre Dame in Shamrock Classic Saturday
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