Hannah Hidalgo had 29 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 8 Notre Dame handed second-ranked UConn its first loss with a 79-68 victory Thursday night time.
Olivia Miles suffered an ankle harm and scored 16 factors and Liatu King additionally scored 16 for the Fighting Irish (8-2).
Paige Bueckers led the Huskies (8-1) with 25 factors. Sarah Strong scored 14 factors.
Notre Dame pressured UConn to shoot 3-of-16 from 3-point vary, whereas the Fighting Irish have been 10-of-18 behind the arc.
Takeaway
Our Lady: Liza Karlen, a 6-foot-2 ahead, suited up for the Fighting Irish for the primary time since struggling a sprained left ankle in Notre Dame’s exhibition recreation towards Davenport. Karlen, who averaged 17.7 factors and seven.9 rebounds for Marquette final season, missed Notre Dame’s first 9 video games, however now provides the Fighting Irish some much-needed bench power.
UConn: The Huskies performed their first actual street recreation with out Azzi Fudd, a guard who averages 10 factors. The senior sprained her knee within the Huskies’ 85-52 win over Louisville on Saturday.
Key second
UConn reduce Notre Dame’s 11-point halftime result in 53-52 with 21 seconds left within the third quarter, however Hidalgo hit a 3 on the buzzer. Notre Dame scored the primary six factors of the fourth quarter to take a 62-52 lead. The Huskies bought no nearer than six after that.
Key statistic
UConn was 0-for-7 behind the arc within the first half.
Next
Our Lady: The Fighting Irish host Eastern Michigan on Sunday.
UConn: The Huskies will host Georgetown on Sunday in a Big East contest.
Associated Press reporting.
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