Notre Dame beats Ohio State 83-73 to move into women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State on Monday in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.It is the second time in the second-team AP All-American’s career she has had at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals in a game. Hidalgo had her eighth double-double of the season and the 16th of the junior’s career.”I don’t ever really know my stats. I’m just out there hooping,” Hidalgo said. “We knew that Ohio State, they want to play fast. So we just did a great job of just trying to slow them down.”The only player Notre Dame couldn’t slow down was Jaloni Cambridge. The sophomore and fellow AP All-America pick tied a career high with 41 points for Ohio State (27-8), the second-most points by a Buckeye player in an NCAA Tournament game.Cambridge though tied a season-high with seven turnovers as Ohio State becomes the first team in women’s tournament history to be eliminated three straight years at home.The Buckeyes committed 21 turnovers, which led to 25 Notre Dame points.”Forty-one (points) doesn’t matter with an L,” said Cambridge, who was 13 of 25 from the field and made five 3-pointers. “We just weren’t taking care of the ball. We just needed to make smarter plays. We could have got away with not turning the ball…

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