ALBANY, N.Y. — No. 2 Notre Dame (28-7) saw its season come to an end in the Sweet 16 on Friday afternoon, as the Irish fell to No. 3 Oregon State (27-7), 70-65. Sonia Citron finished with 22 points, and Maddy Westbeld had 19. Citron also led the way with 7 boards.
It was a back-and-forth contest for most of the afternoon. Oregon State led by as much as 10 in the third quarter, but Notre Dame stormed back and took the lead multiple times. Ultimately, the Beavers’ height, rebounding ability and a 60.4 percent day from the floor was too much for a Notre Dame squad riddled with injuries.
With the loss, Hannah Hidalgo‘s historic freshman year comes to a close. She ended the season with 790 points, which ranks third in a single-season in program history. She also had a program record 160 steals.