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#5 Irish Host #3 Baylor Wednesday In NCAA Title Game Rematch - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site

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#5 Irish Host #3 Baylor Wednesday In NCAA Title Game Rematch
Notre Dame to face its third ranked opponent in six games this season (7 p.m. ET, live on ESPN2; live radio/stats at UND.com).


DATE: December 5, 2012
TIME: 7:00 p.m. ET
AT: Notre Dame, Ind. - Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
SERIES: BU leads 3-0 (First meeting at ND)
1ST MTG: BU 76-65 (12/1/10)
LAST MTG: BU 80-61 (4/3/12)
TV: ESPN2 (live) (Dave O'Brien, p-b-p / Doris Burke, color / Rebecca Lobo, sideline)
RADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) (live) (Bob Nagle, p-b-p)

 

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Skylar v 6'-8" Britney Griner

 

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Series Stats

Series Stats

BU ND

3 Wins 0
83.3 PPG 69.0
37.8 FG% 46.7
43.3 REB 30.7

 

[Corry]

Let's go lady

 

[Corry]

I don't like the green in the uniforms.

 

[clashmore_mike]

Get off my lawn

 

[Praytorian]

I don't like the green in the uniforms.

I'm not a big fan of it myself, but the girls are playing and I'm rooting for them more than the uniforms 8). They are playing hard, and need to get Diggins into the scoring.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Lil Wayne in the building

 

[clashmore_mike]

Yup.

@PlanePat24: Lil Wayne in the house at the ND women vs Baylor game

 

[Junkhead]

Britney Griner is twice the man I'll ever be.

 

[MNIrishman]

I wish espn would quit riding Griner's junk.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

I wish espn would quit riding Griner's junk.

That dude looks different here in the second half. He must have shaved before 2nd half warm-ups.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Sasquatch

 

[aubeirish]

I won't think of Griner as a woman as long as she doesn't take the olympic testings. I mean my god this is not fair. At least Juwanna Mann wasn't that tall.

 

[Irishnuke]

He(Griner) makes Jarron look small. Barf.

 

[OrlaNDomer]

(S)he killed us tonight, gotta give her/him credit. Seemed like he/she didn't miss a shot.

Our ladies held their own and did really well for most of the game. If Skylar hits shots there's a good chance we win this game.

 

[clashmore_mike]

Just knocked off #1 UCONN in Storrs 73-72. Pretty good finish.

 

[Rocky2820]

Just knocked off #1 UCONN in Storrs 73-72. Pretty good finish.

Awesome! Someone please post highlights if you find them online.

Men won today too to set up showdown with Cincy on Monday.

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

Was a good game. Watched most of the second half as the end of the game coincided with halftime of the NFL game.

I think that's 5 out of 6 against UConn now. I ****ing hate Auriemma.

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

Nice going women!

 

[aubeirish]

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[Rocky2820]

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Awesome... thanks! Looked like a great game. ND led for most of the 1st, and then trailed for most of the 2nd. Lots of 3's by the Irish. Big win!

 

[arrowryan]

So glad they won. I can't stand UCONN's head coach, probably one of the biigest sore losers in all of sports

 

[military_irish]

Great win, I was wondering what the ceiling of this team would be after the loss to Baylor. After this win, another Final Four appearance is not out of the question and possibly even another National Championship appearance.

 

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Notre Dame women shock No. 1 UConn 73-72 - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site

Skylar Diggins and Notre Dame just seem to have Connecticut's number.

The Irish have turned one of the best rivalries in women's basketball into a one-sided affair lately, winning five of the past six meetings.

The senior All-American scored 19 points hitting big shot after big shot in the second half to lift fifth-ranked Notre Dame to a 73-72 victory over the top-ranked Huskies on Saturday.

This was the latest victory for the Irish (12-1, 1-0 Big East), who also ended UConn's season the past two years by beating the Huskies in past two Final Fours.

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No team has had this kind of success against UConn in the past 20 years.

The last team to beat UConn five out of six times was Miami back in the early 1990s - before the Huskies started winning national championships.

The Irish were expected to be down this season with three starters graduated. It didn't matter with Diggins still on the team.

With UConn poised to pull away in the second half, Diggins hit back-to-back 3-pointers to keep her team in the game.

Later with the shot clock about to run out, Diggins hit a leaner from the wing.

Finally, with the Irish down by one with 49 seconds left, she got fouled on a drive and calmly sank both free throws. It would be the last points of the game.

,,,

 

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Notre DameTeam Statistics: 
 
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts 
S. Diggins  39 4-15 2-4 9-12 1 6 5 7 4 0 1 19 
K. McBride  37 10-21 1-3 0-0 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 21 
J. Loyd  36 4-11 0-1 2-4 3 5 1 3 0 1 2 10 
A. Braker  19 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 5 2 1 0 2 4 0 
N. Achonwa  33 3-9 0-0 4-6 4 11 1 0 0 1 4 10 
M. Mabrey  21 3-5 3-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 
M. Wright  7 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 
M. Cable  4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 
K. Turner  4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Totals  25-66 6-12 17-24 13 33 12 14 4 4 16 73 
Percentages  .379 .500 .708  Team Rebounds: 12

 

[Old Man Mike]

Our great girls... we lost nearly that whole outstandingly tough-minded team to graduation leaving only supergirl to hold the fort. Skylar's done that until now some real help is emerging offensively. [they always play hard defensively --- a tribute to Coach McGraw]. Maybe McBride and Mabrey can get enough points to give them a bit of a run. Achonwa also has to stay out of foul trouble or it's rebounding by committee. I never saw this as possible given the graduation attrition.

 

[scUM Hater]

ND women bball on ESPN2 against Tennessee now. ND has never won at Tennessee.

 

[IrishLax]

Volunteers mounting a huge comeback.... aided strongly by ridiculous officiating by the hometown refs. I just saw a Notre Dame player boxing out get forearmed in the back and knocked over... and a foul got called on her, no the Tennessee girl.

4 minutes left small Irish lead.

 

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SKYLAR!!!