UConn beats Notre Dame 83-65 to reach NCAA final

Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer

NEW ORLEANS | Breanna Stewart put on quite a show to help UConn finally vanquish Notre Dame.

McGraw, Auriemma have crossed paths for years

TOM COYNE Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. | Muffet McGraw and Geno Auriemma have been crossing paths for a long, long time.

Achonwa needs to find the right balance vs. UConn

Tom Coyne Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | The challenge for Notre Dame forward Natalie Achonwa is to find the right amount of aggressiveness.

Notre Dame aims for fourth win vs. Connecticut

Tom Coyne Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw hopes she was wrong two years ago.

Duke looking to pull off upset against Notre Dame

Hank Kurz Jr. AP Sports Writer

NORFOLK, Va. | The best phrase Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie to describe doing the unexpected is "the tingle."

Diggins leads Notre Dame past Kansas, 93-63

Hank Kurz Jr. AP Sports Writer

NORFOLK, Va. | Skylar Diggins was already having such a great day, her coach figured she might as well make it historic.

Diggins, Goodrich in spotlight in Norfolk Regional

Hank Kurz Jr. AP Sports Writer

NORFOLK, Va. | Point guards are taking center stage at the Norfolk Regional of the women's NCAA tournament.

McBride at best at end of season for Notre Dame

Tom Coyne Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Kayla McBride has a knack for coming up big in Notre Dame's toughest games.

Notre Dame women advance with win over Iowa

Luke Meredith AP Sports Writer

IOWA CITY, Iowa | Skylar Diggins hit the layup, drew the foul and pumped her fist as though she was playing in South Bend rather than Iowa City.

Notre Dame to face Iowa on the road in NCAAs

Luke Meredith AP Sports Writer

IOWA CITY, Iowa | It's hard not to view Notre Dame's NCAA tournament draw as the worst among the top seeds.

Notre Dame women begin title quest in Iowa City

Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa | Notre Dame came into the season with a few goals. Now with two of the main ones accomplished, the Irish can turn their attention to the NCAA tournament.

Irish eyes on Iowa State shooters in NCAA matchup

Tom Withers AP Sports Writer

DAYTON, Ohio | Other than those key-lime-crashes-into-neon-green uniforms Notre Dame trashed for the NCAA tournament, there was one other thing that made the Fighting Irish the talk of college basketball for a few days this season.

Top teams forced to play on the road

Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer

Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw wasn't thrilled when the NCAA women's tournament bracket was released Monday.

Notre Dame gets 6th NCAA bid in 7 seasons

The Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio | Notre Dame has earned its sixth NCAA tournament bid in the last seven seasons. The Fighting Irish are the seventh seed in the West Region and will face No. 10 seed Iowa State on Friday.

Late lay-in lifts Irish over UConn for women's Big East tournament title

Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer

HARTFORD, Conn. | Skylar Diggins cut the final strand off the net and twirled it around. Finally, Notre Dame had its first Big East tournament championship.

Notre Dame to join ACC next season

TOM COYNE Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Goodbye Madison Square Garden, Georgetown and Villanova. Hello Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina and Duke.

Irish enter Big East women's tournament No. 1

Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer

Despite a long and impressive career, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw has never won a Big East tournament championship. This could be her last chance with the top-seeded Fighting Irish possibly leaving the ever-changing conference as soon as July.

No. 2 Notre Dame beats No. 22 Syracuse

Tom Coyne Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | After second-ranked Notre Dame fell behind by 15 points early to No. 22 Syracuse, Skylar Diggins scored 21 points in the first half to get the Fighting Irish back in the game and then told Kayla McBride at halftime she was counti…

Diggins, Notre Dame women rout DePaul, 84-56

Andrew Seligman AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO | The way Skylar Diggins was scoring and distributing was impressive enough. The real eye-opener, though? That was the rebounding.

No. 25 Irish rout Cincinnati 62-41

The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Notre Dame is hoping its stellar defense and rebounding can lead it to a Big East title.

No. 25 Notre Dame rallies past No. 20 Pitt 51-42

CHRIS ADAMSKI Associated Press

PITTSBURGH | Jerian Grant and Jack Cooley scored 13 points each and No. 25 Notre Dame overcome a horrendous shooting start and beat No. 20 Pittsburgh 51-42 on Monday night.

Notre Dame to play in Big East 1 more season

By TOM COYNE Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Notre Dame will stay in the Big East for at least one more season.

No. 2 Irish, Diggins make quick work of No. 9 Lady Vols

Steve Megargee AP Sports Writer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. | Skylar Diggins scored a career-high 33 points and No. 2 Notre Dame built a 19-point lead in the second half before withstanding a late Tennessee rally in a 77-67 victory Monday night over the ninth-ranked Lady Vols.

Georgetown beats No. 24 Notre Dame 63-47

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SOUTH BEND | Otto Porter scored 19 points to lead Georgetown to a 63-47 victory over No. 24 Notre Dame on Monday night, the Fighting Irish's third loss in four games.

Diggins scores 18, No. 2 Irish beat St. John's

Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Written neatly on the toe of Skylar Diggins' left shoe is the word "NEXT," and on her right shoe, "PLAY."

Diggins leads No. 2 Irish women to rout of Rutgers

The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND | Call it a glimpse of the future: Notre Dame women's basketball in the post-Skylar Diggins era.

No. 17 Notre Dame beats No. 21 Cincinnati 66-60

JOE KAY AP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI | Jerian Grant scored 19 points and No. 17 Notre Dame used its patient offense to get open shots for a 66-60 victory Monday night that extended No. 21 Cincinnati's home-court misery.