Hidalgo has 27 points, 10 steals, No. 13 Notre Dame women cruise past Stonehill 123-40

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 27 points with 10 steals, Jaci Abii and Anaya Hardy had double-doubles and No. 13 Notre Dame rolled to a 123-40 win over Stonehill on Friday night.

Leah Macy scored 24 points on 12-of-14 shooting with eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Fighting Irish (2-0). Abii and Hardby both scored 17 points with Abii grabbing 14 rebounds with seven assists, six steals and four blocks. Hardy had 11 boards.

Reserve Jenica Lewis scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and three 3-pointers and Madison St. Rose scored 13 for Notre Dame.

Julia Webster scored six points for the Skyhawks (0-2).

Notre Dame shot 62%, had a 55-30 rebounding advantage and forced 35 turnovers that were turned into 50 points. The Irish had 28 steals and 27 assists.

The Irish never trailed and led 30-10 after one quarter. It was 67-21 at the half and they scored 28 points in both the third and four quarters.

The 83-point margin of victory was the second highest in school history, three shy of the record. Notre Dame finished five points shy of its most points in a game and a half, previously scoring 128 and 72 twice. The 51 made baskets is a record.

Up next

Stonehill: At DePaul on Sunday.

Notre Dame: Home against Detroit Mercy on Tuesday.

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