Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
TAMPA, Fla. — Notre Dame did it again. The Irish defeated Connecticut, the longtime powerhouse of women’s basketball, 81-76, on Friday in the N.C.A.A. Final Four to advance to their second straight national title game.
A victory over Baylor in the final on Sunday would give Notre Dame its third national championship, and the Irish would become the fourth women’s college basketball team to repeat.
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With a record 11 championships, UConn has made a habit of repeating.