CHARLOTTE – Senior guard Hannah Hidalgo and freshman Jacy Abii have both earned Atlantic Coast Conference weekly honors, with Hidalgo named ACC Player of the Week and Abii selected as ACC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
The honors come following a 2-0 opening week for the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish, who picked up victories over Villanova in Rome and Stonehill at home to begin the 2026-27 campaign.
Hidalgo was named player of the week for the 15th time in her decorated career, which is the second in ACC history. She averaged 29.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 6.5 steals across the first two games of the season. Her 29.5 points per game are the most in the ACC to open up the season and third nationally, while her 6.5 steals also lead the ACC and are second in the country after the first week of play. She opened the season with 32 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals against Villanova, Hidalgo followed with 27 points, six rebounds, one assist and 10 steals in the victory over Stonehill, recording her first double-double of the season and surpassing the 2,500-point milestone for her career in the process, the sixth player in ACC history to do so. She’s the only player this century with seven games of 20 points and seven steals in a career.
Abii made an immediate impact in her first two collegiate appearances, averaging 13.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while adding 3.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.5 blocks. The freshman opened her career with 10 points and eight rebounds against Villanova before delivering a spectacular all-around performance in the home opener against Stonehill. Abii recorded her first career double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and four blocks in just 25 minutes of action. She’s the only player this season to have at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and four blocks.
The Irish return to Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday, Nov. 10, hosting Detroit Mercy at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.