FORT WORTH, TEXAS - MARCH 27: Hannah Hidalgo #3 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts following a Sweet Sixteen round game against the Vanderbilt Commodores of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Dickies Arena on March 27, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Notre Dame's Hidalgo has 30-point triple-double in upset of Vanderbilt

The Associated Press

1 month ago

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo had 31 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and the assist on the go-ahead bucket in the final minute, leading Notre Dame to a 67-64 victory over higher-seeded Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16 on Friday.

HANNAH HIDALGO IS HER 🔥

She's only the second women's player EVER (Caitlin Clark) to record a 30-point triple-double in NCAA tournament history 😱 pic.twitter.com/GagOPWwubn
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 27, 2026

The junior sparkplug made a leaping grab between two defenders and fed a bounce pass to Cassandre Prosper for the go-ahead bucket with 22 seconds to go.

The sixth-seeded Fighting Irish (25-10) advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 in a matchup of two of the top three scorers in Division I, Hidalgo and Mikayla Blakes.

Blakes, the national scoring leader, rallied from a rough shooting start to finish with 26 points for Vanderbilt, but lost the ball out of bounds on the dribble down two, then missed a 3-pointer as time expired.

The No. 2 seed Commodores (29-5) were in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009.

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