NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Interstat) — Hannah Hidalgo had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Notre Dame rode a dominant opening stretch to a 108-60 victory over visiting Detroit on Tuesday at Joyce Athletic Center. The Fightin’ Irish improved to 2-0. The Titans fell to 2-2. The attendance was 5,527.

Notre Dame set the tone from the start. The Fightin’ Irish scored the game’s first 21 points and built a 30-1 lead before Detroit got its first field goal. Anaya Hardy’s tip-in opened the scoring, Madison St. Rose made a floating jump shot and three free throws, and Hidalgo, Jenica Lewis and Jacy Abii helped extend the run. Detroit’s first point came on Paula Lopez’s free throw with 4:10 left in the first quarter, and Stephanie Utomi hit a 3-pointer at the 1:17 mark. Notre Dame never trailed.

The lead continued to grow in the second quarter. Makayla Jackson made a layup for Detroit to begin the period, but Hidalgo made two free throws, Hardy hit a hook shot, Lewis connected from 3-point range and Hidalgo followed with consecutive pull-up jumpers to make it 43-6. After Hidalgo made two more free throws, Colleena Bryant scored on a layup and a 3-point pull-up, and Addisen Mastriano made a layup for Detroit. Notre Dame answered with layups from Abii and Hardy, a 3-pointer from St. Rose, a pull-up from Bryant, a jump shot from St. Rose and a jump shot from Mastriano. The Fightin’ Irish took a 56-21 advantage into halftime.

Notre Dame kept the pressure on after the break. Hardy made a layup, Leah Macy made a layup, Hidalgo hit two free throws, Hardy added a driving layup and St. Rose made a layup. Macy then scored twice inside, Abii made a free throw and a driving layup, Lewis made a driving layup and St. Rose added another driving layup. Detroit received a 3-pointer from Lopez, layups from Jackson, a 3-pointer from Maya Anderson and a pull-up jumper from Bryant, but the Titans could not close the gap. Notre Dame led 83-37 through three quarters.

In the fourth, Hidalgo’s 3-pointer and driving layup helped Notre Dame stretch the margin. Alonna Divine hit two 3-pointers and a turnaround jumper for Detroit, and Naima Diawara added free throws and a tip-in. Notre Dame got late baskets from Lewis, Amari Byles and Isabella Ragone. Notre Dame’s largest lead was 108-54 after Ragone’s jump shot with 1:37 remaining. Detroit closed the scoring on Marie Outlay’s 3-pointer.

Hidalgo, a 5-foot-6 guard from Haddonfield, N.J., finished with 28 minutes, 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Abii, a 6-foot-2 forward, had 25 minutes, 12 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three blocks. Macy, a 6-foot-2 forward, added 26 minutes, 17 points, three rebounds and three assists. St. Rose, a 5-foot-10 guard, contributed 28 minutes, 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one block. Hardy, a 6-foot-3 forward, posted 23 minutes, 21 points, eight rebounds and one block. Lewis, a 5-foot-10 guard, had 20 minutes, 12 points, four rebounds and four assists. Mastriano, a 6-foot-3 center, had 20 minutes, eight points, five rebounds and one assist. Bryant, a 5-foot-7 guard, added 20 minutes, 14 points and three assists. Byles, a 6-foot-2 forward, had 14 minutes, two points, five rebounds and two blocks. Diawara, a 6-foot forward, finished with 16 minutes, five points and six rebounds.

Notre Dame shot 41 of 69 from the floor, 5 of 18 from 3-point range and 21 of 30 from the free-throw line. Detroit was 22 of 70 overall, 7 of 17 from beyond the arc and 9 of 16 at the line. The Fightin’ Irish held a 14-10 edge in offensive rebounds, a 16-9 advantage in assists and an 8-2 margin in blocks. Detroit committed 20 turnovers, while Notre Dame had 15. Detroit scored 60 points from 88 possessions, an offensive rating of 68.5. Notre Dame scored 108 points from 84 possessions, an offensive rating of 128.2.

Detroit next hosts North Dakota, then hosts Toledo and Sacred Heart. Notre Dame next faces DePaul in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., then meets Southern at home and Davidson in Nassau, The Bahamas.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Notre Dame 74, Detroit 61. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Notre Dame with a 99.9 percent probability to win.