ATLANTA — Hannah Hidalgo and Maddy Westbeld have been named Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Region 1 finalists for this season’s WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches All-America Team.
Hidalgo has shattered nearly every freshman record in the books by this point, including the ACC freshman scoring and steals records. With 157 steals on the year, Hidalgo now also owns Notre Dame’s program single-season steals record.
The New Jersey native is averaging 22.9 points per game, which ranks fifth nationally, and she leads the nation with 4.6 swipes per contest. A do-it-all point guard, Hidalgo is also averaging 6.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.
Westbeld enters the Sweet 16 averaging 14.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game this season. The latter mark is a career-high. She has 12 double-doubles on the year after starting this season with just nine over her first three years. During Notre Dame’s 10-game win streak, the senior forward is posting 15.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game with a 46.4 percent mark from behind the arc. She also has 14 blocks in that span.
Hidalgo and Westbeld will be back in action on Friday, as the No. 2 Irish (28-6) face No. 3 Oregon State (26-7) in the Sweet 16. The game will tip off on ESPN from Albany, N.Y. at 2:30 p.m.