SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Notre Dame sophomore Hannah Hidalgo was named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 on Tuesday. The honor is given to the nation’s top shooting guard.
Hidalgo had a record-breaking freshman season and has taken it up a notch in her second year. The All-American from South Jersey is averaging 26.1 points (second in the nation) and 4.1 steals (third in the nation) per game. She already has 495 points this season and is averaging 26.8 points per game against ranked teams, which leads the nation.
The guard is pacing the ACC in swipes, ranks seventh in field goal percentage (50.1), fourth in free throw percentage (85.5) and third in 3-point percentage (42.5). She is also sinking 2.4 triples per game, good for sixth in the conference.
This season, Hidalgo reached 1000 career points in 44 games, a program record. After back-to-back 30-point performances last week against Virginia Tech and Louisville, the guard now has nine with 30+ in her career, second in program history and trailing only Irish legend Arike Ogunbowale.