Hannah Hidalgo isn’t the only five-star recruit in Notre Dame women’s basketball’s 2023-24 recruiting class. In fact, she isn’t even the only McDonald’s All-American. 6-foot-1 guard Emma Risch, the No. 20 recruit in the nation per HoopGurlz, also joins the preseason No. 10 Irish as a freshman. Here’s what she brings to the table.
Length in the Backcourt
Risch could be a bit of a ’tweener given her size and ball skills, but she seems best suited as an off-ball guard. 6-foot-1 isn’t towering height in the women’s game, but Risch has long arms and is tall enough to see over many defenders at her position.