Tag Archives: Women’s Final Four
National Championship Highlights: (1) Connecticut 79 – (1) Notre Dame 58
NASHVILLE – The University of Connecticut won its second straight NCAA women’s basketball championship Tuesday night, running past Notre Dame 79-58 at Bridgestone Arena. The Huskies won their record ninth NCAA title behind 21 points and nine rebounds from Breanna Stewart. Stefanie Dolson contributed 17 points with a season-high 16 rebounds… Read More »
Auriemma and UConn seek ninth national championship
NASHVILLE – The Connecticut Huskies have won eight NCAA women’s basketball championships and enter Tuesday’s 2014 national title game with an unblemished 39-0 record. Geno Auriemma and the Huskies have never lost an NCAA championship game. Against Notre Dame however, UConn faces another unbeaten opponent as former conference rival Notre… Read More »
McGraw leads Irish into historic championship bout with UConn
NASHVILLE – Muffet McGraw has been on this stage before. Her Notre Dame teams have reached the national championship game on three previous occasions, with a title under their belts in 2001. But with a 37-0 record matched head-to-head with Connecticut’s 39-0 mark, Tuesday’s national championship game is unprecedented. In past… Read More »
Women’s Final Four Highlights: (1) Connecticut 75 – (2) Stanford 56
NASHVILLE – The defending national champion Connecticut Huskies remained unbeaten (39-0) with a 75-56 win over Stanford in a national semifinal game at Bridgestone Arena, Sunday. The Huskies’ Breanna Stewart paced five double-figure scorers with 18 points as UConn moved into a highly anticipated national championship bout with former conference rival… Read More »
Women’s Final Four Highlights: (1) Notre Dame 87 – (4) Maryland 61
NASHVILLE – Kayla McBride scored 28 points on 12-of-21 shooting Sunday to lead No. 1-seed Notre Dame to an 87-61 rout of Maryland to advance to the NCAA championship game on Tuesday. It was the third-largest margin of victory in a national semifinal game. The Fighting Irish remained unbeaten (37-0) with… Read More »
Auriemma and Huskies reach for 39-0 mark against Final Four rival Stanford
NASHVILLE – Geno Auriemma has brought his defending champion Connecticut Huskies to a seventh consecutive NCAA Final Four. The Huskies are vying for their 10th national championship. Counting the 2013 title, UConn has amassed a 44-game win streak, hoping to run its season record to 39-0 when the Huskies battle Pac-12… Read More »
