"What nightmares are made of", "Hidalgo is there for the smoke": Fans go berserk at Olivia Miles' ankle breaker and Hannah Hidalgo's reaction

Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles
Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles (Image credit: IMAGN)

Notre Dame stars Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles put on a show during the Fighting Irish's matchup against the Loyola Greyhounds on Sunday. Hidalgo chipped in 33 points while Miles had 18 points in a 97-54 blowout victory at Purcell Pavilion.

However, the highlight of the game came with seven minutes remaining in the 4th quarter as Miles pulled off an ankle breaker that had X/Twitter in stitches, and the reaction from teammate Hidalgo was equally priceless.

After Loyola's junior guard Cristina Garcia hit a layup to cut the lead to 81-45, she quickly went over to Miles who received the ball after the inbound. As Garcia tried to stop Miles from dribbling the ball up the court, Miles hit her with a behind-the-back crossover that left Garcia tumbling to the floor.

Olivia Miles made a 3-pointer right after the incredible move. Hannah Hidalgo came over to celebrate, smiling and patting Miles in excitement. Meanwhile, the Loyola defender injured her ankle on the play and was subbed out.

Fans responded to the clip on X.

Here are some of the reactions:

"What nightmares are made of," one user tweeted.
"Tuff move…but what Hannah smiling abt," another said, adding an unamused face emoji.
"Hidalgo is there for the smoke! Lol," another fan wrote.
"the evil sidekick laughing…" a user added.

Here are a few more tweets from fans:

"Hannah tried to hold her laugh in lls," one person said.
"Ended a career 😩," another commented.
"Sad that Hildago was laughing at the girl who injured herself on the play," a fan expressed.

Hannah Hidalgo stats vs. Loyola (Dec. 22)

Hannah Hidalgo, a 5-foot-6 sophomore guard, produced her season-best 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, to go with four rebounds, three assists and five steals.

Here is Hidalgo's stat line against Loyola:

  • 33 minutes played
  • 33 points
  • 4 rebounds
  • 3 assists
  • 5 steals
  • 0 blocks
  • 2 turnovers
  • 13-19 FG
  • 4-7 3PT
  • 3-3 FT

No. 3 Notre Dame grabbed their fifth win in a row on Sunday as they improved to 10-2 on the season. Hannah Hildago has been a key difference-maker for Niele Ivey's team, serving as the team's top scorer (25.8 ppg) and leader in steals (4.3 spg).

She also ranks second in the nation's scoring chart behind Florida State's Ta'Niya Latson and above USC's JuJu Watkins. The Fighting Irish will face Virginia at home on Dec. 29 to conclude the calendar year.

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