SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (4-0) continued its winning ways on Saturday, as the 13th-ranked Irish downed DePaul 108-84 in the 2026 SoFi Shamrock Classic. SoFi is the Official Financial Services Partner of Notre Dame Athletics.
Hannah Hidalgo paced the game with 31 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Her swipes give her 500 in her career, and she is now the only college basketball player — men's or women's — in history to have 2500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 500 steals.
Anaya Hardy also notched a line in the record books, as she had a career-high 16 rebounds, including a program-record 12 offensive boards. Hardy (13), Leah Macy (24), Jacy Abii (18) and Madison St. Rose (16) also scored in double-figures.
As a team, Notre Dame scored 100 points for the third consecutive game, which has not been done in the history of the storied program.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish offense started slow by recent standards; Hidalgo had a pair of driving layups as Notre Dame's first two baskets from the floor on the day. DePaul then went on a 6-0 run to take a 9-5 lead into the first media break.
Hidalgo had seven of Notre Dame's first eight points. The Irish used their size to take over in the paint, as 20 of the team's 24 first quarter points came inside. Hidalgo finished the frame with nine points, and Abii followed with seven points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks.The Irish held a 24-17 lead after 10 minutes.
DePaul went on a 7-0 run to start the second quarter, while Notre Dame couldn't find the basket, going through a 1-10 drought. The Blue Demons had four different players hit a bucket in that period, and it was 33-29 at the media break.
A Hardy floater ended the drought, and DePaul was on a drought of its own with one basket in its next seven tries. Notre Dame, meanwhile, started to heat up from deep, as Hidalgo and Macy hit back-to-back triples. Macy's basket was the first three-pointer of her Notre Dame career. Overall, Notre Dame went on a 13-2 run from 7:03 to 2:59 as the half wound down.
At the end of the half, Notre Dame held a 49-34 lead. The Irish dominated on the boards, out rebounding DePaul 32-21, and scoring 13 second chance points.
Individually, Hidalgo led all scorers with 19 points. Abii had seven points and seven rebounds, and Hardy led all players with nine boards, six of them offensive.
Hidalgo opened the second-half scoring with a three countered by a DePaul three. The Blue Demons then failed to score for 2:43, during which the Irish started to work in transition. Macy had a pair of fast break conversions with a Hardy put-back sandwiched between. Notre Dame widened the lead to its largest of the day, 60-41, but the Blue Demons wouldn't go away. Back-to-back made triples from DePaul with an added transition basket over the course of 48 seconds forced a Notre Dame timeout at 60-49 with 4:27 to play in the quarter.
Macy broke the 8-0 run with a pair of made three throws, and DePaul continued to score, making seven consecutive shots. Hidalgo had the last laugh in the third, driving into the lane and making it 74-61 with 10 minutes left.
Reigning ACC Freshman of the Week Abii opened the scoring in the fourth quarter. A driving layup and a corner three from St. Rose followed, opening up a 20-point lead for Notre Dame, their largest of the day.
St. Rose continued the excellent final quarter, finishing with 13 points in the frame, as Notre Dame continued to pull away for the win.
UP NEXT
The Irish return home on Wednesday to host Southern. The game tips off on ACCNX at 7 p.m.