Last year, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team took something from the UConn Huskies. A chance at the national title. UConn returned the favor this year by beating the Irish for the Big East Tournament title.
Well, it was Notre Dame who had the final word again as they used a big Skylar Diggins block and Brittany Mallory three in overtime to help propel them past UConn 83-75 in front of 19,028 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO.
The Huskies finish up the season at 33-5 while the Irish (35-3) advance to the NCAA Women’s Championship Game for the second straight season.
Despite being in foul trouble for most of the second half, Stefanie Dolson led five Huskies in double digits with 20 points and nine rebounds. Bria Hartley added 18 points while Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Tiffany Hayes, who played her last game at UConn, finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and five steals. But she did have six turnovers. Kelly Faris rounded out the Huskies in double figures with 10 points, five assists and three steals.
Natalie Novosel paced the Irish with 20 points while Diggins had 19. Devereaux Peters had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds with Mallory chipping in with 11 points, including two big threes in overtime.
Here are the highlights of the game:
UConn Huskies vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2012 Final Four box score
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