SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 19 points and No. 1 Notre Dame used a strong second half to beat No. 11 Duke 64-49 on Monday. Notre Dame (23-2, 14-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which moved up to No. 1 for the first time in more than six years earlier in the day, won its 18th game in a row and 17th consecutive conference matchup.

Hannah Hidalgo leads all scorers with 19 points as Notre Dame improves to 23-2 with a 64-49 victory over Duke.

Notre Dame's status as the No. 1 team in the country was only a few hours old, but it already had to prove that ranking against Duke. With a packed Purcell Pavilion crowd behind it, the Irish had their hands full with the Blue Devils at first.