ATLANTA — Junior guard Hannah Hidalgo has been named to the 2025-26 Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Late-Season Team on Tuesday afternoon.
Hidalgo has had a remarkable 2025-26 campaign, averaging 24.6 points per game, which leads the ACC and ranks third in the nation.
The guard is also the best on-ball defender in the nation, leading the country in steals at a clip of 5.44 per game. Hidalgo is the only player in the country to average five or more steals per game.
Hidalgo set the NCAA record for steals in a game with 16 against Akron while also setting the Notre Dame program record for points with 44 in the win.
The guard also set the program record for career steals, becoming the first player in program history to surpass the 400-steal milestone (415).
In her most recent outing Hidalgo posted 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 assists in a win over NC State. The performance marked the second time this season that she recorded a stat line of at least 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 assists. Hidalgo is the only player in the ACC to post those numbers in a game this season.
The Fighting Irish hit the road for a midweek matchup against Wake Forest at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 19 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The game will be streamed on ACCNX.