Hannah Hidalgo’s best move is taking the ball away. She led the nation in steals as a freshman and has continued to terrorize opponents as a sophomore. But she does not refer to her craft in those words. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard prefers some more ambitious language. Hidalgo describes her goal not as taking the ball away but as taking the heart of the ballhandler away.
“That’s where the joy comes from,” she says. “Just knowing you’ve done that to an offensive player.”
