Posted on 04/03/2011 9:15:35 PM PDT by hole_n_one
INDIANAPOLIS -- Even Maya Moore's magic wasn't enough for Connecticut this time.
Sophomore guard Skylar Diggins scored 28 points and hot-shooting Notre Dame upset UConn 72-63 on Sunday night, ending the brilliant career of Moore and the Huskies' quest for a third straight national championship.
Ten years after their last title, the Irish will be playing for another one Tuesday night against Texas A&M, which beat Stanford 63-62 in the first semifinal.
Notre Dame was 0-3 against its Big East rival this season but the Irish had all the answers this time for the Huskies, who lost for just the second time in three seasons. Notre Dame had already beaten Tennessee in the NCAA tournament, ending a 20-game skid against the Volunteers.
Now the Irish have knocked out the two-time defending champions.
Moore finished with 36 points, including 12 straight as she tried to rally the Huskies from a 12-point deficit in the final 6 minutes, but it wasn't enough.
The four-time All-American and AP player of the year was overshadowed by Diggins, the South Bend native who felt right at home in Conseco Fieldhouse, where she led her high school to three straight championships. Now she can add a NCAA championship to that list with a victory Tuesday night.
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I thought a UConn-Stanford final was pretty much a sure thing, now neither team made it.
Go A&M!
Too bad Oklahoma isn’t in the Final. If they were, I’d watch for sure, and I can’t stand women’s basketball.
UConn lost because Obama said they would go all the way:/
The curse continues.....
UConn lost because Obama said they would go all the way:/
I probably would have done better if I would have had my cat fill in my brackets for both the men’s and women’s tourney.
Rotflmao.....!
My wife went to bed very happy. Go ND !
“Go A&M!”
Gig ‘em!
If only Bill Clinton had uttered that line...
I would rather watch paint dry than the travesty of “women’s basketball”
The curse of the TOFUS continues for the world’s smartest man. Bwahahahahahahaha
Zero doesn’t know much about basketball, either...what a complete and utter FAIL!
I tuned in briefly expecting to laugh at the empty caverns of the stadium in Indianapolis. I couldn't believe the place looked pretty full. Who goes to these games? What I saw reminded me of a high-school game. At least none of the girls take four steps when they drive to the basket though.
ML/NJ
At least none of the girls take four steps when they drive to the basket though.
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You need to watch the NBA for that, where apparently it’s now legal.
Womens basketball? Impossible to watch.
When my son played HS basketball, we would see Maya play when they played Collins Hill. Damn, she could play basketball. I am glad she has had the success she has had at UConn, she deserves it.
montag813, my sister might take issue with your characterization. She played in high school, college and now coaches high school. I am not a big basketball fan (going to see Pete Maravich play when the Hawks still played at Tech is the exception), so my opinion may not count for much. :)
Unfortunately I saw some guys doing that on Saturday night.
ML/NJ
It is a HUGE lesbian event.
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