Notre Dame women's basketball began its 2023-24 season with a 110-48 exhibition win against Purdue Northwest on Monday.
Head coach Niele Ivey started Hannah Hidalgo, Sonia Citron and Anna DeWolfe at the three guard positions and Maddy Westbeld and Kylee Watson at the forward positions. Cassandre Prosper, Becky Obnima and Natal Marshall were the first substitutes off the bench during the first quarter.
The Irish got off to a 21-0 start before Purdue Northwest scored its first point from the free-throw line at the 4:17 mark of the first quarter.
Hidalgo, a true freshman, led the Irish in scoring with 23 points. She also added a team-high seven assists and five steals in 25 minutes. She finished 8-of-9 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Citron, Notre Dame's returning leading scorer, paced the Irish behind Hidalgo with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. She also had a team-high two blocks and six assists, which were second behind Hidalgo/
Four other players scored in double-digits: Westbeld with 17, Prosper with 15, Obinma with 12 and Marshall with 11. Kylee Watson scored six points while DeWolfe added four points. Sarah Cernugel did not score in three minutes of game action.
Obinma also brought down a team-high 12 rebounds which notched a double-double. Citron had nine rebounds and was one shy of recording her own double-double.
Although the Irish scored consistently, they only shot 3-of-17 from the 3-point line. DeWolfe, Prosper and Westbeld combined to go 0-for-9.
On the pregame radio broadcast, Ivey said she wanted to see the Irish play hard and with effort. Notre Dame won the rebounding margin 51-23 and forced 31 turnovers, which it scored 43 points off of.
Olivia Miles did not play due to her injury. Jenna Brown and KK Bransford were also not in uniform.
Notre Dame, ranked No. 10, opens its season in Paris next Monday, Nov. 6 against No. 6 South Carolina. Tip off is 1 p.m. ET.
Head coach Niele Ivey started Hannah Hidalgo, Sonia Citron and Anna DeWolfe at the three guard positions and Maddy Westbeld and Kylee Watson at the forward positions. Cassandre Prosper, Becky Obnima and Natal Marshall were the first substitutes off the bench during the first quarter.
The Irish got off to a 21-0 start before Purdue Northwest scored its first point from the free-throw line at the 4:17 mark of the first quarter.
Hidalgo, a true freshman, led the Irish in scoring with 23 points. She also added a team-high seven assists and five steals in 25 minutes. She finished 8-of-9 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Citron, Notre Dame's returning leading scorer, paced the Irish behind Hidalgo with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. She also had a team-high two blocks and six assists, which were second behind Hidalgo/
Four other players scored in double-digits: Westbeld with 17, Prosper with 15, Obinma with 12 and Marshall with 11. Kylee Watson scored six points while DeWolfe added four points. Sarah Cernugel did not score in three minutes of game action.
Obinma also brought down a team-high 12 rebounds which notched a double-double. Citron had nine rebounds and was one shy of recording her own double-double.
Although the Irish scored consistently, they only shot 3-of-17 from the 3-point line. DeWolfe, Prosper and Westbeld combined to go 0-for-9.
On the pregame radio broadcast, Ivey said she wanted to see the Irish play hard and with effort. Notre Dame won the rebounding margin 51-23 and forced 31 turnovers, which it scored 43 points off of.
Olivia Miles did not play due to her injury. Jenna Brown and KK Bransford were also not in uniform.
Notre Dame, ranked No. 10, opens its season in Paris next Monday, Nov. 6 against No. 6 South Carolina. Tip off is 1 p.m. ET.
