Skylar Diggins, No. 5 Notre Dame edge No. 1 UConn to pull off upset
Kayla McBride scored 21 points and Skylar Diggins added 19 to help No. 5 Notre Dame upset top-ranked Connecticut 73-72 on Saturday in the Big East conference opener for both teams.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
73
UConn Huskies
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| CONN | 36 | 36 | 72 |
M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/26 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | W 108-84 | NCAAW |
| 11/10/26 | vs Detroit Mercy Titans | W 108-60 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | vs Stonehill Skyhawks | W 123-40 | NCAAW |
| 11/1/26 | @ Villanova Wildcats | W 99-75 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 73-72
Skylar Diggins made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 72-72
Skylar Diggins made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:50 71-72
Foul on Bria Hartley
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:57 71-72
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:57 70-72
Foul on Caroline Doty
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LayupShot 2:27 70-72
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Stefanie Dolson.
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LayupShot 2:56 70-70
Kayla McBride made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Skylar Diggins.
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Foul Turnover 2:56 68-70
Breanna Stewart Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 2:56 68-70
Foul on Breanna Stewart
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:42 68-70
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:42 68-69
Foul on Natalie Achonwa
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LayupShot 3:42 68-69
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bria Hartley.
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Foul Turnover 4:10 68-67
Michaela Mabrey Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 4:22 68-67
Kelly Faris Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:41 68-67
Michaela Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Faris.
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Foul Turnover 4:41 65-67
Kelly Faris Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 4:41 65-67
Michaela Mabrey Turnover.
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LayupShot 4:41 65-67
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kelly Faris.
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Foul Turnover 4:41 65-65
Bria Hartley Turnover.
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TipShot 5:22 65-65
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Foul Turnover 5:36 65-63
Foul on Ariel Braker
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Foul Turnover 5:51 65-63
Jewell Loyd Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 5:51 65-63
Foul on Jewell Loyd
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Foul Turnover 6:00 65-63
Caroline Doty Turnover.
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LayupShot 6:00 65-63
Jewell Loyd made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ariel Braker.
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Foul Turnover 6:23 63-63
Skylar Diggins Turnover.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 7:15 63-63
Skylar Diggins made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 7:15 62-63
Foul on Moriah Jefferson
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LayupShot 7:47 62-63
Jewell Loyd made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Skylar Diggins.
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Foul Turnover 7:49 60-63
Foul on Breanna Stewart
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Foul Turnover 7:49 60-63
Breanna Stewart Turnover.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 8:07 60-63
Kelly Faris made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 8:07 60-62
Foul on Jewell Loyd
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JumpShot 8:28 60-62
Skylar Diggins made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 9:07 58-62
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Brianna Banks.
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LayupShot 9:13 58-60
Kayla McBride made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 9:48 56-60
Foul on Kayla McBride
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Free Throw 1 of 1 10:02 56-60
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 10:02 55-60
Foul on Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis
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Foul Turnover 10:19 55-60
Bria Hartley Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 10:23 55-60
Foul on Natalie Achonwa
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Foul Turnover 10:32 55-60
Skylar Diggins Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 11:04 55-60
Stefanie Dolson Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 11:17 55-60
Kayla McBride Turnover.
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LayupShot 11:34 55-60
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kelly Faris.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 12:03 55-58
Skylar Diggins made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 12:03 54-58
Foul on Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis
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JumpShot 12:49 54-58
Stefanie Dolson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.
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JumpShot 13:07 54-56
Kayla McBride made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Skylar Diggins.
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LayupShot 13:29 52-56
Stefanie Dolson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kelly Faris.
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JumpShot 14:00 52-54
Bria Hartley made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Stefanie Dolson.
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JumpShot 14:18 52-52
Kayla McBride made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Skylar Diggins.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 14:37 50-52
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 14:37 50-51
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 14:37 50-50
Foul on Natalie Achonwa
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Foul Turnover 15:07 50-50
Bria Hartley Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:28 50-50
Skylar Diggins made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:44 47-50
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:00 47-48
Skylar Diggins made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 16:10 44-48
Stefanie Dolson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kelly Faris.
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End Game 0:00 73-72
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 73-72
Ariel Braker Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 73-72
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:21 73-72
Connecticut Full Timeout.
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Offensive Rebound 0:22 73-72
Kelly Faris Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:22 73-72
Breanna Stewart missed Two Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:29 73-72
Connecticut Full Timeout.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 73-72
Breanna Stewart Offensive Rebound.
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PersonalBlock 0:43 73-72
Ariel Braker Block.
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JumpShot 0:43 73-72
Breanna Stewart missed Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 73-72
Skylar Diggins made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 72-72
Skylar Diggins made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:50 71-72
Foul on Bria Hartley
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RegularTimeOut 0:58 71-72
Notre Dame Full Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 71-72
Jewell Loyd Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:58 71-72
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:18 71-72
Kelly Faris Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:18 71-72
Kayla McBride missed Two Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:18 71-72
Kayla McBride Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:18 71-72
Skylar Diggins missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:25 71-72
Natalie Achonwa Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:25 71-72
Breanna Stewart missed Two Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:30 71-72
Breanna Stewart Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 71-72
Breanna Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:57 71-72
Kelly Faris Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:57 71-72
Natalie Achonwa missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:57 71-72
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:57 70-72
Foul on Caroline Doty
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LayupShot 2:27 70-72
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Stefanie Dolson.
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LayupShot 2:56 70-70
Kayla McBride made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Skylar Diggins.
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Foul Turnover 2:56 68-70
Breanna Stewart Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 2:56 68-70
Foul on Breanna Stewart
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RegularTimeOut 3:06 68-70
Connecticut Full Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 68-70
Breanna Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:21 68-70
Natalie Achonwa missed Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:42 68-70
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:42 68-69
Official TV Timeout.
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Foul Turnover 3:42 68-69
Foul on Natalie Achonwa
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LayupShot 3:42 68-69
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bria Hartley.
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Foul Turnover 4:10 68-67
Michaela Mabrey Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 371 events.
Team Stats
ND
CONN
25-66
FG
28-71
38
Field Goal %
39
6-12
3PT
5-23
50
Three Point %
22
17-24
FT
11-14
71
Free Throw %
79
33
Rebounds
42
13
Offensive Rebounds
15
20
Defensive Rebounds
27
12
Assists
21
4
Steals
8
4
Blocks
9
14
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
17
9
Largest Lead
5
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