ALBANY, N.Y. — The Notre Dame ladies’s basketball workforce misplaced 70-65 within the Candy 16 to Oregon State on Friday afternoon within the Albany regional.
The No. 2 seeded Combating Irish could not overcome an off evening from their main scorer Hannah Hidalgo, who had 10 factors on 3 of 17 capturing and solely two subject objectives within the second half.
No. 3 seed Oregon State leaned on its proficient entrance court docket of Timea Gardiner and Raegan Beers. They every had double-doubles with Gardiner placing up 20 factors, 11 rebounds and 4 assists whereas Beers had 18 factors and 13 rebounds.
The Beavers overcame turning the ball over a season-high 26 instances, probably the most turnovers for this system since 2017-18.
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Gardiner dropped in a 3-pointer within the ultimate minute of the primary half.
The Beavers carried that momentum into the third quarter by occurring a 14-2 run whereas going 5 of 6 from the sphere. Gardiner had seven factors throughout the stretch that gave her workforce a 43-33 lead, the biggest of the sport for both workforce.
Notre Dame confirmed loads of poise by chipping away on the lead. The Combating Irish fought again tie the sport on their ultimate possession of the quarter and took their first lead of the second half with 8:22 left within the fourth quarter when Natalija Marshall knocked down an extended two for her first basket of the sport.
It remained a one-possession sport down the stretch till OSU received back-to-back 3-pointers from freshman Donovyn Hunter and Lily Hansford with underneath three minutes to go.
Each of the 3-pointers got here off offensive rebounds.
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Notre Dame faces sudden hurdles in first half
Notre Dame saved tempo with Oregon State whereas Hannah Hidalgo and Maddy Westbeid needed to spend prolonged stretches on the bench throughout the first half.
Accidents have decimated the Combating Irish’s depth this season — the latest of which was Kylee Watson struggling a torn ACL within the ACC match — and they’re solely enjoying six gamers.
Hidalgo sat out the primary 4:49 of the second quarter to have her nostril ring eliminated. Whereas the freshman performed with the stud piercing all year long, the NCAA guidelines prohibit jewellery. She sat on the far finish of the bench whereas a number of trainers labored to tug it out.
The freshman guard led Notre Dame with 22.9 factors, 5.6 assists and 4.6 steals per sport this season and earned first-team All-American honors. She had a shot stuffed by Beers later within the sport that left her visibility annoyed. Hidalgo struggled to get right into a rhythm going 2 of 14 by means of the primary three quarters.
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Notre Dame wasn’t at full power for lengthy within the second quarter as soon as Hidalgo checked again in.
Maddy Westbeld, who was tasked with guarding Beers, checked out with 4:00 to go after choosing up her third foul. She had 9 factors (4 of 6) within the half.
Oregon State’s measurement was evident proper from the beginning.
The Beavers outrebounded Notre Dame 23-9 within the first half and 6 offensive rebounds. They made an effort to pound the ball down low to Beers, a 6-foot-4 ahead, who had 12 factors and 7 rebounds on the half. She drew double-teams within the paint each time she touched the ball.
Notre Dame neutralized that benefit by scoring 14 factors off 12 turnovers within the first half. Oregon State almost matched its season common of 13.3 turnovers per sport in simply 20 minutes of play.