Hidalgo named ACC Player of the Year, nabs top defensive honor
(Charlotte, NC) — For Hannah Hidalgo, the sequels have been as good as the original.
For the second consecutive year, the Notre Dame guard was named ACC Player of the Year. In addition, the junior was selected as ACC Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.
Hidalgo earned both awards from both the league’s head coaches voting and by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Her teammate, Cassandre Prosper, also picked up league honors, becoming the first Notre Dame player to be selected the ACC Most Improved Player.
Hidalgo is the first Notre Dame player to earn the ACC’s top honor multiple times and is the fourth to receive the honor joining Jewell Loyd, Kayla McBride [Coaches’ Poll] and Brianna Turner.
Hidalgo becomes the first player in ACC history to win Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons. The guard is the 11th player in league history to earn multiple ACC Player of the Year honors in her career and just the second to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Year three times.
The Merchantville, New Jersey, native is averaging 25.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 steals and 5.4 assists per game. Hidalgo is the only women’s player at the DI level since the 1999-00 season to average at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals in a game.
Prosper took a major leap in production this season, earning her the ACC Most Improved Player. Prosper was also selected to the All-ACC Second Team by the league’s head coaches.
Prosper is averaging career highs in points per game (14.1), rebounds per game (7.1), assists per game (1.9), steals per game (1.7), blocks per game (1.0), field-goal percentage (49.4) and three-point percentage (35.6).
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