SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Hannah Hidalgo scored 23 points and six steals as No. 3 Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 100-64 on Thursday.

Liatu King scored 17 points, Sonia Citron 16 and Olivia Miles added 13 points and nine assists for the Fighting Irish (13-2, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Notre Dame has won all 13 meetings with the Demon Deacons.

Elise Williams scored 18 points, Demeara Hinds 17 and Malaya Cowles added 15 for Wake Forest (7-8, 0-4).

Notre Dame’s defense sparked a 15-2 run in just under three minutes that extended Notre Dame’s lead to 40-19 in the second quarter. The Fighting Irish forced four turnovers during the surge and hit six of seven shots.

Takeaways

Notre Dame: Maddy Westbeld appears to be back to normal. Her first game back from foot surgery in August was Sunday at North Carolina, when she played 13 minutes, scored no goals and had one rebound. On Thursday, she scored 13 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes of play.

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons’ bench outscored Notre Dame’s bench 28-27, but their starters outscored it 73-36.

Key moment

The Fighting Irish opened the game with a lot of excitement. Hidalgo knocked the ball away from a Wake Forest player and Miles picked it up. Miles threw a pass downfield to Hidalgo, who sprinted to a fast-break basket. It was part of a 10-0 run.

Key statistics

Notre Dame shot 55.2% from the field.

Next

Notre Dame: At Clemson on Sunday.

Wake Forest: At Virginia Tech on Sunday. ——

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