CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hannah Hidalgo continues to re-write the record books.
On Monday, the ACC announced that Hidalgo is this week’s ACC Rookie of the Week and ACC Player of the Week. She is the first ACC player to earn both honors in the same week since Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson did it on Jan. 2. Hidalgo is just the second Irish player to sweep conference awards in the program’s history (Brianna Turner on Jan. 19, 2015).
Hidalgo started her second week of college basketball with a 110-52 drubbing of Northwestern in Notre Dame’s home opener. She had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Hidalgo went 9-12 on the day and 2-3 from deep. She produced these results in just 27 minutes of play.
On Saturday, Hidalgo helped the Irish down Illinois, 79-68, with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals. She went 8-15 from the floor (53.5 percent).
On the whole, Hidalgo continues to lead the ACC in points per game (25.5), and she leads the nation in steals per game (6.8). Hidalgo has 27 steals through her first four games, the most by any Division I player in that time span in the last 25 years. Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey has compared Hidalgo’s defensive prowess to that of Skylar Diggins. Through her first four games at Notre Dame, Diggins had 9 steals.
Hidalgo also ranks seventh in the conference in field goal percentage (52.9) and fourth in assists per game (5.5). She is leading all ACC freshmen in the latter category.
Hidalgo will get another chance to add to the record books on Tuesday, as Notre Dame hosts an 0-5 Chicago State team. The game can be streamed on ACCNX starting at 7 p.m.