SOUTH BEND, IND. — Hannah Hidalgo counted the points on her fingers. Notre Dame’s pint-sized sophomore supernova had just drilled a corner three off a feed from Olivia Miles to give the Irish a 10-point lead on the UConn Huskies mid-way through the second quarter of a nationally televised clash of power programs. Hidalgo stared at her flaming hot right hand and lifted three fingers, slowly and dramatically, before running back to defend, as if to savor the opportunity to step into the spotlight created for her by the Irish legends sitting at the other end of the court.
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