Newsstand: Five-star Notre Dame women’s basketball recruiting target to make decision Tuesday
Grab a bucket of popcorn after work Tuesday and post up on the living room couch, at the kitchen table or anywhere else you can comfortably watch a live stream. Notre Dame women’s basketball might make it a trifecta of five-star signees in the recruiting class of 2023.
Point guard Hannah Hidalgo of Haddonfield (N.J.) Paul VI High School will announce where she’s going to play college ball at 5:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN’s SportsCenter NEXT. She’s down to the Irish, Michigan, UCF, Stanford, Duke and Ohio State.
The Irish signed five-star guard Emma Risch on the first day of the early signing period. Saturday, five-star forward Cassandre Prosper chose the Irish over Duke, South Carolina, Arizona and North Carolina. Hidalgo is No. 5 in the ESPN HoopGurlz class of 2023 recruiting rankings. Prosper is No. 16. Risch is No. 20.
The future is already bright in South Bend with several former McDonald’s All-American on a team that is trying to build on a Sweet 16 appearance this past March. Signing three five-star players would only further improve head coach Niele Ivey‘s situation.
Notre Dame tweets of the weekend
Attack the ball.
Winter came early in South Bend.
Irish head coach Marcus Freeman is one of a kind.
Quote of the weekend
“We have to learn how to put opponents away, shut the door completely and not give them any hope. We’re still working on that.”
— Sophomore linebacker Prince Kollie on the Irish’s narrow win over Navy
Headlines of the weekend
Notre Dame starts fast, holds on in a 35-32 win over Navy (Todd Burlage)
Game balls: These five Notre Dame players stood out Saturday in Irish over Navy (Todd Burlage)
Report card: Grading Notre Dame football in Irish win over Navy (Tyler Horka)
Five thoughts: Crisp start unravels but Notre Dame holds lead in 35-32 win over Navy (Patrick Engel)
How it happened: A detailed breakdown of Notre Dame football win over Navy (Tyler Horka)
What to make of QB Drew Pyne, Notre Dame offense in Irish win vs. Navy (Tyler Horka)
Notre Dame win over Navy sends Marcus Freeman and the Irish to the land of mixed emotions (Patrick Engel)
What Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said after Notre Dame beat the Midshipmen (Tyler Horka)
What they’re saying about Irish’s 35-32 win against Navy (Mike Singer)
How CB Clarence Lewis set up a possible 14-point swing for Irish vs. Navy that later loomed large (Patrick Engel)
How beating Navy moved Irish football in Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 (Tyler Horka)
Irish open as three-score favorite over Boston College (Patrick Engel)
Irish vs. Navy snap counts, participation chart (Patrick Engel)
Breaking down PFF grades for Irish football in win over Navy (Tyler Horka)
