Is Hannah Hidalgo playing tonight? Exploring Notre Dame star's availability vs TCU (Nov 29)

Hannah Hidalgo enters the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish's Friday matchup against the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs with no injuries. She has played in all five games so far. Her status will be confirmed before the 5 p.m. ET tip-off.

Hidalgo is in the second season of her collegiate career. Her emergence as a freshman has elevated her standing as one of the best young players. She was named the 2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

Hannah Hidalgo has played a major role in Notre Dame's hot start

Notre Dame (5-0) is off to a hot start this season, and Hannah Hidalgo has played a significant role in that early success.

Hidalgo is averaging 24.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.2 steals and 3.6 assists on 48.9% shooting overall and 41.7% from downtown. Against the then No. 3 USC Trojans on Nov. 23, she put up 24 points, eight assists, six rebounds and five steals on 9-of-21 shooting from the field.

She has been highly beneficial to the Fighting Irish this year, with the team boasting 92.8 points on 50.1% shooting on offense while conceding 56.2 points on 32.1% shooting from opposing teams.

They put a lot of pressure on opposing offenses, forcing 19.2 turnovers per game. It helps them to get multiple scoring opportunities to go on huge runs.

Six players are scoring in double-digits for Notre Dame, with Hidalgo leading the charge. Olivia Miles is second in scoring with 18.6 ppg while having a team-high 13 three-pointers made so far this season. Liatu King is putting up 14.5 ppg on 71.1% shooting overall, and Kate Koval has been an avid shot-blocker with 4.8 rejections while producing 11.8 ppg.

Notre Dame's opponents, TCU (6-0), possess a dynamic offense that averages 86.3 points per contest on 50.1% shooting. Sedona Prince leads the team in scoring with 20.7 ppg.

Hailey Van Lith commands the playmaking department with 7.0 apg. Madison Conner represents the Horned Frogs as the best three-point shooter, with 25 shots from beyond the arc.

After the TCU game, Notre Dame will face the Utah Utes at John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands, on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.