Irish survive in OT while Baylor goes to women's title game

**Admin** Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:47 pm

The #1 Fighting Irish reached the national championship game again behind Skylar Diggins and Brittany Mallory, both of whom saved their most spectacular plays for overtime in Notre Dame’s 83-75 win over the #1 Connecticut Huskies.

Diggins scored 19 points & had a crucial rejection to thwart a 2-on-1 fast-break and Mallory snapped out of a long-range shooting funk with two big 3-pointers in overtime.

Notre Dame (35-3) also beat the Huskies in the semifinals last year, ending Maya Moore’s brilliant career and the Huskies’ bid for a third straight national championship.

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Irish survive in OT while Baylor goes to women's title game Ap-201204012208797379444

After #1 Baylor's 59-47 victory over the #1 Stanford Cardinal, the Bears are one win away from a perfect season and NCAA history as the first team to win 40 games.

Standing in the way of Baylor becoming the 7th women’s team to go through a season unbeaten is Notre Dame—a team the Bears beat by 13 early in the season.

The rematch (for the NCAA women's national championship) will take place this Tuesday night in Denver, Colorado at 8:30 pm.