The Stanford women's basketball season is in peril after a lopsided loss to Notre Dame. A star player went down, and they may need to win out in order to make the NCAA tournament.

The Irish avenged their decades-old misfortune by handing the Cardinal their worst loss in program history, 96-47. The 49-point margin of defeat beat the Cardinal's previous record of 45, which was dealt by Long Beach State in March 1983.

Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points and No. 3 Notre Dame handed Stanford the worst defeat of its storied women’s basketball program with a 96-47 victory Thursday.

On Wednesday night, the Stanford Cardinal (15-8, 7-5 ACC) hosted Wake Forest, and after a back-and-forth contest that saw multiple lead changes, the Cardinal ultimately came up short, falling 79-73. Maxime Raynaud once again put on a show,

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Stanford suffered a major setback in its quest for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014, losing to fellow bubble team Wake Forest 79-73 Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion.