Is Hannah Hidalgo playing today? Exploring Notre Dame star's availability vs Wake Forest (Jan 9)

Hannah Hidalgo has a healthy status going into today's game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. She has no injuries listed, having played in all 14 of No. 3 Notre Dame's games this season. The confirmation of her taking part in the matchup will be known before the 5 p.m. ET tip-off.

Hidalgo's improvement as the Fighting Irish's leading scorer has elevated them to one of the five best teams, putting them in the conversation as a national championship contender.

How Hannah Hidalgo has performed for Notre Dame this season

Even while scoring more points per game than last year, Hannah Hidalgo has managed to be more efficient with her shot selection.

After 14 games, Hidalgo is averaging 25.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.8 assists per contest. Her shooting splits have improved across the board. She went from 44.6% overall last year to 49.4% this season, 34.0% from beyond the arc to 45.7% and 77.6% from the free-throw line to 83.5%.

Notre Dame (12-2) is on a seven-game winning streak. They are putting up 88.4 ppg on 49.4% shooting from the field and 44.3% from beyond the arc, torching opponents by 27.1 ppg.

Rebounding, ball movement and defense have been crucial to the Fighting Irish's complete control of games. They crash the glass for 45.9 rpg, 11.8 more than opposing teams, create 18.9 apg and make 18.5 stocks (steals and blocks in the process, limiting opponents to 61.3 ppg on shooting splits of 36.0% overall and 26.2% from downtown.

Olivia Miles is the team's second-best scorer, with 16.9 ppg to go with 7.1 apg and 6.8 rpg. Sonia Citron follows suit with 13.9 ppg while having the third-most triples made with 23 and counting, and Liatu King puts up a double-double of 12.5 ppg and 11.7 rpg.

They face a Wake Forest squad that is 7-7 on the season, having lost its last two games. The Demon Deacons hold opponents to 57.0 ppg on 37.1% shooting from the field, including 28.9% from three. Rylie Theuerkauf is the only player scoring in double-digits with 10.2 ppg.

After this game, Hannah Hidalgo's Fighting Irish will be on the road to face the Clemson Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.