Hannah Hidalgo set an NCAA record with 16 steals and a program record with 44 points as No. 18 Notre Dame routed Akron 85-58 on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.

Hidalgo's record-breaking scoring performance came on 16-of-25 shooting from the floor with three 3-pointers made on six attempts and a 9-of-11 performance at the free-throw line for the Fighting Irish (3-0).

While Hidalgo came out on fire, the Fighting Irish only began to truly pull away from the winless Zips (0-3) late in the third quarter. Notre Dame went on a 9-0 run to build a 26-point lead.

Ni'Rah Clark led the Zips with 13 points.

No. 1 UConn 85, Loyola Chicago 31

Stifling defense and Sarah Strong's balanced all-around play led the top-ranked Huskies to a rout of the Ramblers in Storrs, Conn.

Strong finished with 11

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