Way to Go, Hannah

 I’ve blogged before about Hannah Hidalgo but she is bringing us joy again this year.  That is Jim’s phrase as he sits at the end of the sofa, remote in hand, “Way to go, Hannah!” He chuckles with delight.  One of the commentators said “She is just annoying.”  And she is.  Her hand gets in the way of any dribbler and she succeeds in another steal of the ball.  And then she tears down the floor ahead of everyone else and puts the ball in the hoop.  Sadly, we have seen the ND team lose their energy in the last quarter because there are only eight players suited up to play these days.  They lost two great players from last year,  one to the WNBA and one sadly to the transfer portal—we don’t know why.  But there are other players doing their part—Prosper bringing down rebounds and Moore shooting three pointers and DeJesus, also a good shooter.  

The arena is full of fans.  The women bring out a bigger crowd than the men including many older fans, not just students.  The older crowd are all decked out in their green shirts.  A few years ago, when we were in South Bend, I went to a game alone, got a great single ticket at half-court and saw that I was definitely not one of the oldest fans there.  

Part of the fun is watching Hannah’s fun in playing.  She smiles often; we know when she is pleased with a successful move.  I hope they can keep this up in the post-season and get a good long ways into the NCAA tournament.  I want to keep watching them!