USA! USA!! USA!!!
Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo was amazing for Team USA in the 2025 AmeriCup. Going into the gold medal game, Hidalgo was the team’s leading scorer — and she proved it with a clutch 16 point performance against Brazil.
From the ND press release:
Hidalgo, Team USA Win 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Gold Medal
SANTIAGO, Chile — For the third time in her young career, Hannah Hidalgo is a Team USA gold medalist.
On Sunday, the Notre Dame guard and two-time All-American helped the United States National Team defeat Brazil, 92-84, to win the 2025 FIBA Women’s Americup. The American squad finished play with a perfect 7-0 record to earn its fifth gold medal at the event and third over the last four competitions.
Hidalgo finished with 16 points, including knocking down a pair of free throws with 8 seconds left to give Team USA the win. She went 8-9 from the free throw line and also posted 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
As has been the case with Notre Dame, Hidalgo was a vital performer for Team USA over the last nine days. Entering Sunday’s final, the rising junior had averaged 11.8 points and 4.4 assists per game, marks that ranked ninth and fourth in the tournament, respectively. She also had accumulated a competition-best 20 steals. Her top scoring performance came in the semifinals against Canada, when Hidalgo posted 19 points, 4 assists and 4 steals.
In addition to the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup gold medal, Hidalgo helped power the Americans to victory in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup and the 2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup. She was the 2023 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.