Women's Basketball

Notre Dame’s Hidalgo, Stanford’s Somfai Named ACC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame junior guard Hannah Hidalgo has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Stanford forward Lara Somfai earned the ACC Rookie of the Week honors for games played during the opening week of the regular season.

ACC women’s basketball weekly honors are nominated by the respective schools and determined by a vote from the Blue Ribbon Panel.

PLAYER – Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame (Merchantville, New Jersey)
  • Averaged a conference-best 29.5 points in a pair of wins over FDU and Chicago State.
  • Recorded two of the top three individual scoring performances in the ACC last week.
  • One of only 13 players nationally, and the only one in the ACC, to record a 30-point performance, finishing with 32 points against Chicago State on Sunday.
  • Also averaged 7.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals for the week.
ROOKIE – Lara Somfai, Fr., F, Stanford (Adelaide, Australia)
  • Averaged a double-double with 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in three non-conference wins to open the season.
  • Became the first Stanford freshman since the 2019-20 season to post double-doubles in back-to-back games.
  • The only freshman from a major conference with multiple double-doubles this season.
  • Recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in Sunday’s win over Cal Poly, becoming the first major conference freshman with that stat line since UConn’s Sarah Strong on March 9, 2025.
Women’s Basketball Notes
  • ACC teams have combined for 31 victories during the opening week of the season.
  • Through the first week, ACC teams played six ranked opponents, the most of any major conference. Other major conferences combined for just six ranked matchups.
  • Five ACC teams are in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll: No. 10 NC State, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 15 Duke, No. 18 Notre Dame and No. 22 Louisville.
2025-26 ACC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 10 – Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame

2025-26 ACC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week
Nov. 10 – Lara Somfai, F, Stanford