Hannah Hidalgo injury report: Why Notre Dame star will NOT play against Georgia Tech

If Notre Dame is to beat a ranked opponent for the fifth time this season, the Fighting Irish will have to do it without their best player. Sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo will not play Thursday night against No. 17 Georgia Tech.

Hidalgo is missing her second consecutive game — the first two absences of her career — with a sprained ankle. A Notre Dame spokesperson told Blue & Gold Hidalgo has “lingering soreness” in the affected area. Head coach Niele Ivey told reporters Hidalgo should be good to go during a media availability Wednesday afternoon, but clearly whatever occurred in the next 30ish hours did not allow for Hidalgo to take the floor.

She sustained the injury exactly a week ago at the end of Notre Dame’s win over Wake Forest. She wore a brace on the bench for the Clemson game on Sunday. Tonight, she was spotted pregame in normal sneakers. She wasn’t moving around much, but she did not seem to be laboring either.

Hidalgo is averaging 25.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 3.7 assists per game for a Fighting Irish team with a 14-2 overall record and 5-0 mark in league play. The latter is on the line against a solid Yellow Jackets team that started this season 15-0 but as since lost back-to-back games to Virginia Tech and Louisville.

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