Baylor holds off Notre Dame to win women's national championship. MORE: NCAAW
Chloe Jackson made a layup to put Baylor ahead with 3.9 seconds left. Notre Dame called timeout and inbounded to Ogunbowale, whose buzzer-beating jumper in the championship game lifted Notre Dame to last year's title. Ogunbowale was fouled trying for a layup, then missed the first of two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining. She made the second, but the Irish never got the ball back.
Baylor was able to pull off the win without star forward Lauren Cox, who injured her knee late in the third quarter. The Irish were able to rally from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to tie it at 78 in the fourth. Jackson then scored a jumper from the foul line, and Jessica Shepard countered with two free throws to tie it, setting up the exciting finish.
Ogunbowale led the charge again, scoring 17 of her 31 points in the second half. That included a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the third quarter, sparking an 11-0 Notre Dame run. She came back to the bench in the fourth quarter on crutches, with a big brace on her left knee. She was the first one to hold the trophy after the game.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ogunbowale, No. 1 Notre Dame rally to top No. 2 Connecticut - TSN.caArike Ogunbowale scored 23 points and led Notre Dame's rally from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter as the defending champion Irish beat UConn 81-76 Friday night to return to the title game.
Read more »
Notre Dame beats Stanford to get back to Final Four - TSN.caJackie Young scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead defending national champion Notre Dame back to the Final Four with an 84-68 victory over Stanford on Monday night.
Read more »
Notre Dame basketball coach Muffet McGraw wants more women in positions of power‘When you look at men’s basketball, 99 per cent of the jobs go to men, why shouldn’t 100 or 99 per cent of the jobs in women’s basketball go to women?’ the coach asked ahead of the Final Four
Read more »
Top-seed Baylor routs Iowa to cruise to Final Four - TSN.caLauren Cox had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Baylor earned its first Final Four berth since 2012 by beating Iowa 85-53 on Monday night in the Greensboro Regional final.
Read more »
Brown, Cox lead No. 1 Baylor over No. 2 Oregon into women’s final - TSN.caKalani Brown scored 22 points and Lauren Cox added 21 as No. 1 Baylor held off Final Four newcomer No. 2 Oregon 72-67 Friday night to reach the women’s championship game for the first time since 2012.
Read more »
Ogunbowale, No. 1 Notre Dame rally to top No. 2 Connecticut - TSN.caArike Ogunbowale scored 23 points and led Notre Dame's rally from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter as the defending champion Irish beat UConn 81-76 Friday night to return to the title game.
Read more »
Notre Dame beats Stanford to get back to Final Four - TSN.caJackie Young scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead defending national champion Notre Dame back to the Final Four with an 84-68 victory over Stanford on Monday night.
Read more »
Brown, Cox lead No. 1 Baylor over No. 2 Oregon into women’s final - TSN.caKalani Brown scored 22 points and Lauren Cox added 21 as No. 1 Baylor held off Final Four newcomer No. 2 Oregon 72-67 Friday night to reach the women’s championship game for the first time since 2012.
Read more »
Offence wins championships in today’s NHL - TSN.caThe ability to generate scoring chances in volume at 5-on-5 is a constant theme on the statistical resumes of Stanley Cup winners over the last 10 seasons, Travis Yost writes.
Read more »