The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in the best part of the year, in that the football season is heading towards the College Football Playoffs, while the basketball season is just getting started. That includes the women's basketball team.
On Sunday, Niele Ivey's squad improved to 2-0 on the season by trouncing Chicago State, 116-58. For the second-straight outing, all five Notre Dame starters finished in double figures for points, led by Hannah Hidalgo's 32-point effort. Cassandre Prosper (28 points) and KK Bransford (21) each posted career highs for scoring in the victory.
Both Hidalgo and Prosper flirted with a triple-double, as Hidalgo added eight rebounds, eight assists, and four steals to complete her all-around performance. Prosper finished with a career-high eight steals and seven rebounds to go along with her 28 points. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will next play against Akron on November 12.
Marcus Shrewsberry's squad improves to 2-0 in young season
The Notre Dame men's basketball team has also started undefeated in their first two games. On Friday, the Irish beat Detroit Mercy, 102-70.
Six Irish players were in double digits for the night, and Carson Towt had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Braeden Shrewsberry led the group in scoring with 19 points, going 5-8 from three-point range.
Shrewsberry's crew will play again on Tuesday, November 11, against Eastern Illinois to ramp up for the ACC season.
More Notre Dame Fighting Irish news
- The Notre Dame football team had a blowout win over Navy on Saturday but lost in the 49-10 victory was the performance of a legacy freshman, Jerome Bettis Jr. He hauled down his first catch of his college career, and the son of The Bus began his own legacy.
- The biggest game of ND's football season is this Saturday in what could be the last test before they take on a few cupcakes and then the College Football Playoffs. On Sunday, ESPN announced that College GameDay will be on site when the Irish play at No. 24 Pitt at noon on Saturday.
- The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got some help in their quest for the College Football Playoffs on Saturday. Several ACC schools went down and went down hard, and a big showdown in the Big 12 also propped the door open even wider for Marcus Freeman's squad.