SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Hannah Hidalgo scored 27 points, Gisela Sanchez had a double-double in her Notre Dame debut and the 15th-ranked Fighting Irish routed Fairleigh Dickinson 98-52 to open their season Wednesday night.

Hidalgo, a national player of the year candidate, made 11 of 22 shots and added six rebounds and three assists. Sanchez, a graduate transfer from Kansas State, contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Vanessa DeJesus, a transfer from Duke, scored 22 points, Cassandre Prosper 15 and KK Bransford 13 for Notre Dame.

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Ava Renninger scored 15 points and Joi Johnson 10 for the Knights (0-2).

Notre Dame outrebounded Fairleigh Dickinson 41-25 and turned 19 FDU turnovers into

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