ND Women's BB '17 -'18 Season

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They're not going away; they've been around for a long time. We're not going away. ... The neat thing about it is after every game in December now, I just say to her all the time, 'I'll see you in March.

Geno Auriemma on UConn's rivalry with Notre Dame and meeting Muffet McGraw again in the Final Four.

Women's Final Four -- UConn Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish ready for next chapter

 

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Women's Final Four -- Jessica Shepard's inside presence proves to impact Notre Dame Irish immediately

Pat Borzi
Contributor, espnW.com

Informative article by on Jess. She had to go through a quick adjustment at ND to learn playing with her back to the basket. Hook shoot??

One glitch the writer mentions her ND position coach as Carol Ross instead of Carol Owens.

 

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Women's Final Four -- Female assistant coaches have big presence for UConn, Louisville, Mississippi State and Notre Dame

Graham Hays espnW.com

Nice piece on Niele Ivey and an assistant coach from each of the Final Four teams.

 

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OT in First Game

OT in First Game

Very competitive game.

UL put players on McCowan throughout the game. They picked up the fouls and McCowan was perfect at the FT line. Under the 2 minute mark, Fuehring with 3 fouls got arms locked up with McCowan and was called for the foul. She slapped the floor demonstratively and drew a technical ... her 5th PF, out of the game.

UL played tough and took and held a 3 point lead as time wound down. Then State hit a 3 to tie the game at 59. Hines-Allen having a poor game, foul trouble and shooting, went coast to coast BUT McCowan went stride for stride with her and got a body on Hines-Allen on the layup which bounced off the rim. NO Foul. UL got the rebound and blew the putback. Overtime.

In OT the first 4 minutes were all State taking a 4-0 lead. UL shot poorly no points until they made a pair of FTs at the 58 second mark on a foul by Vivans which was her 5th. UL got within one than State went back to the Line twice for a pair of FTs. UL's PG Carter fouled out for the 3rd player in the game to do so.

At the 33 second mark, Danberry stripped the ball from the ACC POY, under the UL basket. Danberry was fouled dribbling upcourt and made the FT for a 6 point lead.

Despite the fouls called there is a bunch of mugging going on bodies banging, arm interlocked. McCowan still had 25 rebs and 21 points, 7 of 9 from the foul line.

UL is 1for 8 shooting in OT.

FINAL State 73 UL 63.

 

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Westbeld running smoothly in warm-up.

 

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Oh my 7-2 ND run

 

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Rico with the dish to Jackie.

She's becoming a more complete player.


Timeout 4:38 - 1st

ND 13-6

Con shooting 3-11, 0-5 from the arc.

ND 6-10, 1-3

Con leading Rebs 7-5 but Turned it over 4 versus 2.

ND has 2 blocks, Kat and Jackie.

 

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Young 11 UCon 11

 

[loomis41973]

Ucon cold on the shooting. Hope they keep it up. Easy open shots they are missing.

 

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ND hitting 59%

Con 29%


DEFENSE!

 

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O rebounding is not helping us at all

 

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End of 1, ND 24 Con 11

End of 1, ND 24 Con 11

Con 6 Turnovers to ND 2

ND now leading rebs

Matchup	ND CON	
FG Made-Attem	10-17 6-20
Field Goal %	58.8	30.0
3PT Made-Atte	2-6	2-10
Three Point %	33.3	20.0
FT Made-Attem	2-2	0-0
Free Throw %	100.0 0.0
Total Rebounds	9	12
Offensive Rebs	2	7
Defensive Rebs	7	5
Team Rebounds	0	0
Assists	5	3
Steals	3	1
Blocks	2	0
Turnovers	2	6
Team Turnovers	0	0
Total Turnovers	2	6
Personal Fouls	2	4
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0

 

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Notre Dame

STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
J. Shepard F	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	6
K. Westbeld F	0-2	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2
M. Mabrey G	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	2
A. Ogunbowale G	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
J. Young G	5-6	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	11
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
TEAM	      10-17	2-6	2-2	2	7	9	5	3	2	2	2	24
 	       58.8%	33.3%	100.0%

UConn

STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
G. Williams F	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	2
N. Collier F	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4
K. Samuelson G	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	6
C. Dangerfield G	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
K. Nurse G	1-6	0-3	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	2
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
A. Stevens F	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM	       6-20	2-10	0-0	7	5	12	3	1	0	6	4	14
 	       30.0%	20.0%	0.0%

 

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O rebounds.
ND-2 CON 7

been a killer

 

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6 point swing on that last O rebound.

 

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Con 6-0 run to open 2Q.

Timeout 8:03 - 2nd

ND 24-20

 

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ND had nothing on first 6 possessions.

Kat missed layup
Mabs turnover
Rico missed 3
Mabs turnover
Koko turnover
Young 3 miss

 

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Koko in for Kat

Jess muscled a deuce in traffic.

Koko foul.

ND by 1

 

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Jess ... AGAIN! 10 points

 

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Kat in for Jess.

Stevens taking advantage.

Con 31-30

 

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Another missed o rebound followed by a t/o.

Gives UC the lead

 

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Samuelson 3 from the back of the key.

Con by 7.

 

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UConn running a clinic now.

 

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Sorry guys I started watching at beginning of 2nd. I’ll turn it off maybe that will help.... maybe not

 

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Second Q

Con 23 ND 6

 

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Young PF #2.

Koko in for Young

Jess stuffed. That's twice.

 

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Can't understand why we let them run tempo

We can't hang. up 14 to down 11.

 

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Shep to Kat for the layup.

Jess went down untouched fielding a rebound looks like an ankle. Also got a turnover.

 

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What a contrast

What a contrast

Halftime
ESPN2	1	2	3	4	T
ND	24	10			34
CON	14	27			41

 

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Halftime
ESPN2	1	2	3	4	T
ND	24	10			34
CON	14	27			41

Totally inept on the o rebounds. That's the entire story.