Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo sets NCAA single-game steals record in historic win

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo turned in "the best" performance head coach Niele Ivey has ever seen on Wednesday.

Hidalgo set an NCAA record with 16 steals and scored a school-record 44 points in Notre Dame's 

 win over the Akron Zips at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. Jewell Loyd and Ruth Riley (41 points) held the single-game record for the Irish.

"This is definitely a memorable (game) to do it with this group. It means a lot to me," Hidalgo said postgame. "That's the most important thing. I just love to see. So to be able to do it with the group that we have here, I mean, I wouldn't want to do with anybody else."

The 44 points were also a career high for Hidalgo, who shot 16-of-25 from the field, 3-of-6 from the 3-point line and 9-of-11 from the charity stripe. As if that wasn't enough, Hidalgo had nine rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in just 28 minutes of play.