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Eastern Michigan Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· NCAA Women's Basketball
Eastern Michigan Eagles
1-6, 0-3 Away
Final
49 - 118
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9-2, 5-0 Home

Hidalgo scores 27 and No. 8 Notre Dame runs away from Eastern Michigan 118-49

Hannah Hidalgo finishes through contact

Hidalgo, a 5-foot-6 sophomore, shot 10 for 14 from the field and added six steals, four rebounds and four assists.

Notre Dame (9-2) outscored Eastern Michigan 50-0 in fastbreak points, fueled by a 17-2 edge in steals, and had six players score in double figures.

Reserve Emma Risch shot 7 for 9 from 3-point distance and scored 23 points for Notre Dame. Cassandre Prosper scored 20 points, Liatu King added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Olivia Miles had 17 points and eight assists. Sonia Citron chipped in 11 points.

Olivia Smith scored 13 points for Eastern Michigan (1-6). Sisi Eleko and Mackenzie Amalia added 10 points apiece.

Takeaways Notre Dame: After the three week run in which the Fighting Irish knocked off No 2 UConn, No. 3 Southern Cal and No. 4 Texas, Notre Dame eased past Eastern Michigan.

Eastern Michigan: The Eagles came off a two week break for finals since their last game, a 72-60 victory against Xavier.

Key moment Hannah Hidalgo made a dazzling behind-the-back dribble, spin move to the hoop for a layup with 6:53 left in the second quarter, giving Notre Dame a 37-11 lead.

Key stat Notre Dame shot 46 for 68 (68%), its best shooting percentage since 69.8% (37 of 53) against Western Kentucky on Dec. 19, 2018. Notre Dame was 16 for 24 from long distance versus Eastern Michigan.

Up next Notre Dame hosts Loyola (Md.) on Sunday, while Eastern Michigan is at UT Rio Grande Valley on Thursday.

How can I watch Eagles vs. Fighting Irish?

  • TV Channel: Eagles vs Fighting Irish 2021 College Basketball, week 6, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 49 - 118
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 49 - 118
4th 0:00 Notre Dame Defensive Rebound. 49 - 118
4th 0:00 Olivia Westphal missed Three Point Jumper. 49 - 118
4th 0:00 Cassandre Prosper Turnover. 49 - 118

Statistics

EMUEMU NDND
17-59 FG 46-68
28.8 Field Goal % 67.6
6-27 3PT 16-24
22.2 Three Point % 66.7
9-12 FT 10-15
75.0 Free Throw % 66.7
28 Rebounds 41
10 Offensive Rebounds 7
18 Defensive Rebounds 34
6 Assists 27
2 Steals 17
1 Blocks 2
23 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
23 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 37
0 Fast Break Points 50
20 Points in Paint 52
13 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 74

Game Information

Purcell Pavilion

Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 7,936 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Buffalo 0-0 - 10-0
Toledo 0-0 - 7-2
Miami (OH) 0-0 - 7-3
Ball State 0-0 - 8-4
Bowling Green 0-0 - 6-5
Kent State 0-0 - 6-5
Northern Illinois 0-0 - 5-5
Akron 0-0 - 5-6
Central Michigan 0-0 - 4-7
Western Michigan 0-0 - 3-7
Ohio 0-0 - 2-7
Eastern Michigan 0-0 - 1-8

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Georgia Tech 1-0 - 13-0
California 1-0 - 13-1
Miami 1-0 - 11-1
Florida State 1-0 - 11-2
Notre Dame 1-0 - 10-2
Duke 1-0 - 10-3
NC State 1-0 - 9-3
Boston College 1-0 - 10-4
Clemson 1-0 - 8-4
North Carolina 0-1 1 12-2
Virginia Tech 0-1 1 9-3
Stanford 0-1 1 8-4
SMU 0-1 1 8-5
Virginia 0-1 1 8-5
Louisville 0-1 1 7-5
Wake Forest 0-1 1 7-5
Pittsburgh 0-1 1 8-6
Syracuse 0-1 1 6-6
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