Hannah Hidalgo dropped a career-high 44 points against Akron, and much of that came from uncontested layups. Hidalgo and Notre Dame destroyed Akron in transition, inducing a mindboggling 38 turnovers. Hidalgo, the premier thief, had 16 steals. She broke her own program record along with the NCAA single-game steals record. Notre Dame defeated Akron 85-58 for their third win of the season. After the win, Hidalgo explained what makes her defense consistently so good.

Hidalgo is used to leading the game in steals. As a freshman, she averaged 4.6 steals per game and ended up topping national charts with a total of 160 steals. As a sophomore, Hidalgo’s numbers came back to somewhat normal, averaging 3.7 steals and finishing with 119. “I think just taking pride in my defense, me always being

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