No. 16 Notre Dame Wins Shamrock Classic Against Illinois
Hannah Hidalgo and Maddy Westbeld lead the team to victory in Sonia Citron's absence due to injury.
- No. 16 Notre Dame won the second Shamrock Classic 79-68 over Illinois, with Hannah Hidalgo and Maddy Westbeld scoring 24 points each.
- Hidalgo also registered eight assists and six steals, while Westbeld had three 3s and eight rebounds.
- Notre Dame was without leading scorer Sonia Citron, who is expected to miss two weeks due to a knee injury.
- Genesis Bryant scored 31 points for Illinois, while Adalia McKenzie added 17 points and eight rebounds.
- No. 17 North Carolina and No. 23 Mississippi also won their respective games against Elon and Howard.