No player in Notre Dame women's basketball 's decorated history has done what junior Hannah Hidalgo did Wednesday night.

Nor has any Division-I player done what Hidalgo did defensively in the Fighting Irish 's 85-58 win over Akron at Purcell Pavilion.

Hidalgo scored a program-record 44 points on 16-of-25 shooting, just 3 for 6 on 3s, and got to the free throw line for a 9-for-11 clip. Her defense, though, featured 16 steals. Yes, 16 steals — a NCAA Division-I record.

That certainly made up for her six turnovers. She also had nine rebounds and four assists. The 5-foot-6 Hidalgo is a tenacious on-ball defender, and uses her quickness to fight through and around screens, or get into passing lanes she anticipates to turn defense into offense and lead the fastbreak.

The Irish forced 3

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