COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth-straight time with an 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State on Monday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
It is the second time in the second-team AP All-American’s career she has had at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals in a game. Hidalgo, a junior, had her eighth double-double of the season and the 16th of her career.
Fellow AP All-America pick Jaloni Cambridge tied a career high with 41 points for Ohio State (27-8), the second-most points by a Buckeye player in an NCAA Tournament game.
Ohio State becomes the first team in women’s tournament history to be eliminated three straight years at home.
Vanessa de Jesus scored 15 points and Cassandre Prosper 13 for the Fighting Irish (24-10), who have won 11 of their last 13.
Hidalgo had 23 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists in Saturday’s 79-60 victory over Fairfield. Her eight steals on Monday tie a Fighting Irish NCAA Tournament record she had originally set on Saturday.
A jumper by Hidalgo gave the Fighting Irish a 50-37 lead with 8:09 remaining in the third quarter before the Buckeyes went on a 12-4 run. Cambridge scored six straight to get the Buckeyes within one point, but missed a free throw with 2:42 remaining that would have tied it at 54.
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Notre Dame regained control by going on a 12-3 run. Its largest lead was 83-65 in the game’s final minute.
Ohio State started strong, scoring the first 11 points, including Cambridge with nine. Notre Dame got its first basket on a 3-pointer by Iyana Moore with 6:43 remaining.
The Fighting Irish took a 22-20 lead at the end of the first quarter and were up 43-35 at halftime.
Notre Dame has made the Sweet 16 a total of 15 times since 2010. They had 10 consecutive appearances from 2010-19. There was no tournament in 2020, and they missed the field in 2021. Monday’s win makes five straight Sweet 16s since 2022.
On Friday, will face second-seeded Vanderbilt, which beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 on Monday.