Career Milestones & Achievements

The best point guard in the country! Hannah Hidalgo is the 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award recipient

Hannah Hidalgo is the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

Previous record: Barbara Kennedy - 908 in 1982

Hannah ended her season with 909 points total, surpassing Barbara Kennedy for most points in a single season in ACC history.

The final averages for Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo from one of the best seasons not just in Fighting Irish program history but in the history of the sport: 25.3 points 6.9 rebounds 5.6 steals 5.2 assists She's the only player this century to average 25/5/5/5. Special.

Previous record: Audi Crooks (93 games)

Hannah Hidalgo has scored 10+ points in 100+ consecutive games, passing Audi Crooks for the longest active streak in D-I. She has scored in double figures in every game of her career :exploding_head:

Previous record: Caitlin Clark was the first player to record a 30-point triple double in NCAA women's history

From Naismith's 'did you know' post this is a no brainer: @HannahHidalgo is the only women’s player at the NCAA Division 1 level since the 1999-00 season to average at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals in a game. The Irish’s star also broke the @ndwbb record for career steals (452) and season steals (173). https://x.com/NaismithTrophy/status/2033970107756523813?s=20

Hannah joins Barbara, Arike, and Alana as the 4th ACC player to hit 800 points in a single season: - Barbara Kennedy, who scored 908 points for Clemson in the 1981-82 season. - Arike Ogunbowale, who scored 849 points for Notre Dame in the 2018-19 season. - Alana Beard, who scored 813 points for Duke in the 2002-03 season.

Previous record: Dona Holt, 1987 with 164 steals

Steals on steals on steals. Relentless. Raw. Record-breaker. 👑 The new ACC single-season steals record belongs to none other than Hannah Hidalgo. She also broke the program single-season steals record for the second time in her career.

Hidalgo Makes History🏆 @hannah.hidalgo3 becomes the first player in @accsports history to win both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons! She leads the ACC in scoring, became the fastest player in conference history to reach 2,000 career points, and ranks second among active D1 players in total career points, continuing her historic run👏 @jerseymikes | @moleculesleep | @ndwbb | Photo: @accnetwork

Player of the Year. Defensive Player of the Year. for the 3rd straight season @hannah.hidalgo3 did both.

the best, undisputed. @hannah.hidalgo3 is ACC Player of the Year

Previous record: Tied for 2nd in ACC: Ta'Niya Latson (Florida State) and Barbara Kennedy (Clemson) in 89 games. Notre Dame: 2nd fastest is Beth Morgan in 109 games.

Hannah Hidalgo becomes the fastest player in ACC history to hit 2,000 career points.

Previous record: Skylar Diggins (381 career steals)

Hannah Hidalgo becomes the Notre Dame program all-time steals leader with 382 career steals, passing Skylar Diggins (381). Niele Ivey is third with 348.

Hannah Hidalgo now holds the Notre Dame program record for the most 20+ point games in program history.

Hannah Hidalgo now holds the record for the most 30+ point games in Notre Dame program history. Certified dawg. Certified bucket. Certified history.

Hannah Hidalgo becomes the first Irish player to record a 30-point triple-double, posting 30 points, 13 steals, and 10 assists against Bellarmine.

Previous record: Previous NCAA D-I single-game steals record: 14

Hannah Hidalgo set the NCAA D-I single-game steals record with 16 steals and tied the Notre Dame program scoring record with 44 points — all in just 28 minutes of play.

Hannah Hidalgo was named a WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) Coaches' All-American.

Hannah Hidalgo was named a first-team USBWA (U.S. Basketball Writers Association) All-American.

Hannah Hidalgo set a new Notre Dame program record for single-season steals by a sophomore with 84 steals.

After back-to-back 30-point performances, Hannah Hidalgo was named ACC Player of the Week.

Hannah Hidalgo reached 1,000 career points in just 44 games, the fastest player to do it in Notre Dame program history.

Hannah Hidalgo was named to the Sporting News All-America First Team.

Hannah Hidalgo was one of just 12 players selected to play for the 2023 USA Women's U19 National Team.

Hannah Hidalgo was named the 2023 Gatorade New Jersey Girls Basketball Player of the Year and was also one of three finalists for Gatorade National Player of the Year.