Ask any women’s basketball fan about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and chances are a conversation about the team’s dynamic backcourt will follow. Guards Olivia Miles and Hannah Hidalgo may just be the most exciting duo in the country, and given how well the Irish have been playing this season, it’s no surprise they’re dominating the highlight reels, too.
The Irish wouldn’t be where they currently are, however—21-2 and No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll—without Sonia Citron, their do-all wing player who seems like she’ll be a surefire first-round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
silent assassin, she does it all
Sonia Citron has been named a Top 10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award
Fan voting for the award opens Friday, February 7 ️ pic.twitter.com/mFQBDrvPD4
— Notre Dame Women’s Basketball (@ndwbb) February 5, 2025
A product of Eastchester, NY, the 6-foot-1 Citron has been a steady presence for Notre Dame during the Niele Ivey era. Her commitment to Notre Dame coincided with the rebirth of the Irish under Ivey; the Irish have gone a combined 100-24 with her on board and have made three NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances, with Citron playing a major role in each of them. She’s now in a position to become the…
