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Hannah Hidalgo shows NFL-like skills and Notre Dame beats Villanova in women's hoops opener in Rome

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Dampf, A. (2026, November 1). Hannah Hidalgo shows NFL-like skills and Notre Dame beats Villanova in women's hoops opener in Rome. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/hannah-hidalgo-shows-nfl-like-skills-and-notre-dame-beats-villanova-in-women-s-hoops-opener-in-rome/article_d862a21f-2211-5576-a49a-256649aeb636.html

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In the first game of the women's college basketball season in Rome, Hannah Hidalgo led Notre Dame to a 99-75 victory over Villanova with an impressive performance that included 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Sophomore Leah Macy also contributed significantly by scoring 27 points in her debut after recovering from a knee injury. Jasmin Bascoe was the top scorer for Villanova with 26 points but struggled from beyond the arc, going just 1 for 7 on three-point shots.

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On November 1, 2026, Notre Dame's women's basketball team defeated Villanova 99-75 in Rome to open the college basketball season. Hannah Hidalgo, a senior guard and preseason All-American, showcased her exceptional skills with 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. In one standout play, she intercepted a pass like an NFL defensive back, leaping twice—once out of bounds—to complete the turnover for her team. Leah Macy contributed 27 points in her return from a knee injury sustained in high school. The event was part of the Eternal City Tip-Off tournament and included an audience with Pope Leo XIV on November 10.

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🔮 Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said his former self might disagree.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Villanova and Notre Dame open the college basketball season in Rome following papal audience

🔮 Yet the pope, born Robert Prevost, acknowledged that his former self might hold a different view.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Pope Leo dribbles golden basketball and tries to stay neutral as rival US teams descend on Vatican

🔮 Pope Leo XIV is set to hold a private audience on Saturday with basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame, plus thousands of traveling American fans in town for the season opener.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Pope Leo receiving teams and fans from US college basketball before their games in Rome

🔮 McCormick may be best known for his call to postgame mass after the third quarters of Notre Dame football games.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · It's much more than just a hoop and a prayer for Notre Dame and Villanova team chaplains in Rome

🔮 ROME (AP) — It hit Villanova coach Kevin Willard early Thursday morning when he got off the charter flight that carried the university’s men’s and women’s teams to Rome for Sunday’s season-opening college basketball doubleheader against Notre Dame. Villanova, Willard believes, has a responsibility to represent Pope Leo XIV, who graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the Augustinian school near Philadelphia.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Villanova touches down in Rome for college basketball season opener and papal audience

🔮 the Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will meet in a doubleheader in Rome — not quite Vatican City, but close enough — on Nov. 1 that will mark the start of the college basketball season.

2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Pope Leo's alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. Notre Dame

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The Notre Dame senior showed why she’s a preseason All-American in the opening game of the women’s college basketball season on Sunday in Rome. asserted

she → show → Rome

Hidalgo had 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals as the No. 13 Fighting Irish beat Villanova 99-75. asserted

Irish → have → Villanova

Notre Dame also won the men’s game at the Eternal City Tip-Off, which included an audience with Villanova alumnus Pope Leo XIV for both teams and their fans on Saturday. asserted

which → win → Saturday

In the first half, Hidalgo leaped up like an NFL safety to intercept a Villanova pass and then had to jump again out of bounds to save it before completing the turnover by passing to a teammate. asserted

Hidalgo → leap → teammate

Sophomore Leah Macy had 27 points in her Notre Dame debut after missing her freshman year because of a knee injury suffered in high school. asserted

Macy → have → school

Jasmin Bascoe led Villanova with 26 points but was 1 for 7 from 3-point range. asserted

Bascoe → lead → range

Up next Notre Dame hosts Stone Hill for its season opener on Friday. asserted

Dame → host → Friday

Villanova visits Princeton on Nov. 10. asserted

Villanova → visit → Nov.

Hannah Hidalgo shows NFL-like skills and Notre Dame beats Villanova in women's hoops opener in Rome

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