Hidalgo helps No. 14 Notre Dame edge No. 10 NC State for ACC Tournament title
Associated PressGREENSBORO, N.C. — Niele Ivey had felt the thrill of winning championships as a player and an assistant coach, and she had been praying for the opportunity to experience it as Notre Dame’s head coach. Maddy Westbeld added 16 points and seven boards as Notre Dame had just six players after losing leading shot blocker Kylee Watson to a knee injury in Saturday’s semifinals. But the Irish hadn’t been back since amid the transition to Ivey, a former Notre Dame player who led the program to the 2001 NCAA title and was a McGraw assistant. And as a coach, that’s hard because I feel like maybe I could have done this different or that different and put them in a better position.” BIG PICTURE Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish opened the tournament with a quarterfinal win against No.