Notre Dame dominated its first trip to Purdue in 13 years in Sunday's 102-58 win over the Boilermakers (1-1). The Irish (2-0) have won 10 consecutive games against their rival from Indiana to take a 15-14 advantage in a series that used to be played annually but took a break until the teams met last year at Notre Dame.
Hannah Hidalgo and Liatu King dominated the first half to help the Fighting Irish push their lead to 23 points in the first quarter. Hidalgo had nine points in the first period alone and led all scorers with 17 at halftime before finishing with a game high 28 points for the 27th career game of 20+points. She had six steals for the second straight game as well.
King just missed a first half double-double with eight points and 12 rebounds. The Pitt grad transfer shot 9 of 12 and had 18 points and 15 rebounds by the end of the night for her second double-double to start her Notre Dame tenure. King hit a jumper on Notre Dame's first shot of the second half to secure her 22nd career double-double.
Sonia Citron, who missed last week's season opener with a sore ankle, made her debut in the starting lineup for the Irish. The senior hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.
Olivia Miles followed last week's triple-double with a more modest but still effective 17 points and five rebounds. Her half-court shot to end the third quarter was one of a pair of 3s she hit to put the Irish up 78-42 going to the final frame.
The Fighting Irish connected on 53% of their 77 field goal attempts to top 100 points for the second consecutive game to open the season while limiting Purdue to 34%. Notre Dame dominated 53-28 on the boards and scored 48 points in the paint.
Freshman forward Kate Koval scored eight points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots. Guard Emma Risch scored nine points off the bench.
Notre Dame returns to action Wednesday when they host James Madison at Purcell Pavilion. Tip off is slated for 7:00 PM ET.
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