Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes and Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo go head-to-head in Sweet 16

The No. 2-seeded Vanderbilt women's basketball team heads to Fort Worth, Texas, to face No. 6 Notre Dame in a Sweet 16 matchup Friday and all eyes are on two of the nation’s top guards, Mikayla Blakes and Hannah Hidalgo .

Both players have grabbed the country's attention with their talent but have yet to compete on the same floor, until now. “When we come to the tournament, we have to continue to be us, and we’re gonna make our game plan,” Blakes said. “She’s a really good player, and we’re gonna play her like that too.

” Statistically, Blakes and Hidalgo are near mirror images. Blakes leads with 27. 1 points per game, shooting 46.

4% from the field. Her game is built on ball control and efficiency, and she takes over at all three levels. Hidalgo averages 25.