Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Hidalgo scores 30 points and Notre Dame tops No. 10 Louisville 65-62
The Fighting Irish (20-9, 12-6 Atlantic Coast) outscored the Cardinals 9-2 in the final 4:25 to finish the regular season with five straight victories, and their All-American guard overcame foul trouble to secure the win.
Hidalgo scored seven in that run and also had a steal with 14 seconds left. She could have scored an easy fast-break layup, but she chose to run off some clock as Louisville (25-6, 15-3) had fouls to give.
Imari Berry missed a 3-pointer for Louisville, which committed 19 turnovers, in the closing seconds that could have forced overtime.
Hidalgo added 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals, and Vanessa de Jesus finished with 14. Mackenly Randolph led Louisville with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
After a slow start, the Irish got their offense going in the second quarter, with Hildago leading the way. Hidalgo scored 10 of her points during an 18-3 run over a 3:06 span that gave Notre Dame a 31-19 lead with 2:54 remaining.
Louisville battled back in the third, using a 10-2 run to cut the Irish’s advantage to just 47-45 in the final seconds, but Hidalgo answered with a banked-in 3-pointer at the buzzer.
However, she drew her fourth foul on a charge with 8:32 left. Louisville scored twice in the next minute to tie the game at 52. She left the game with 6:52 remaining, and by the time she returned with 4:40 to go, the Cardinals led 60-56.
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Hannah Hidalgo Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 62 |
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Imari Berry misses 26-foot three point jumper | 65 - 62 |
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Malaya Cowles subbing in for Notre Dame | 65 - 62 |
Statistics
 ND |
LOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 22-54 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-11 | FT | 11-12 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 52 | Percent Led | 40 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 11,605 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 22-8 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 26-6 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 20-10 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 23-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-9 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 19-11 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 19-13 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 17-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-18 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |