SOUTH BEND, Ind. — All-America point guard Hannah Hidalgo scored 33 points and graduate guard Olivia Miles posted the fifth triple-double of her career as No. 3 Notre Dame beat Loyola Maryland 97-54 on Sunday.

Hidalgo’s 33 points were two short of her career high. She also had five steals to spark a 20-0 advantage for Notre Dame in fast-break points.

Miles scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had 10 assists. She is the only player in the nation averaging at least 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists a game.

Liatu King scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.

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Laura Salmeron scored 23 points to lead Loyola Marymount.

Takeaways

Loyola Maryland: After a rough start getting outscored 26-9, the Greyhounds hit seven of 14 shots and were outscored by only one point (16-15) in the second quarter.

Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish connected on 10 of 20 3-pointers. Notre Dame entered the game with the best 3-point shooting percentage in the country — 42.8%.

Key moment

Miles swooped in to block a layup attempt, chased it down in the corner and then weaved her way the length of the court to dish to King for a fast-break basket.

Key stat

After conceding a 3-pointer to open the third quarter by Loyola Maryland, Notre Dame went on a 12-0 run in a span of 1:52.