Natalie Achonwa lifts No. 2 Notre Dame by Virginia
Natalie Achonwa scored a career-high 26 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and No. 2 Notre Dame survived a late challenge by Virginia and beat the Cavaliers 79-72 on Sunday afternoon.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
79
Virginia Cavaliers
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 43 | 36 | 79 |
| UVA | 36 | 36 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:03 79-72
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Madison Cable.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 77-72
Sarah Imovbioh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 77-71
Foul on Natalie Achonwa.
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LayUpShot 0:05 77-71
Sarah Imovbioh made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 77-69
Foul on Lexie Gerson.
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LayUpShot 1:14 77-69
Natalie Achonwa made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 75-69
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 74-69
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:16 73-69
Foul on Sarah Imovbioh.
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LayUpShot 2:51 73-69
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 71-69
Sarah Imovbioh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:49 71-68
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 71-68
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 71-68
Foul on Kelsey Wolfe.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 71-68
Kelsey Wolfe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 71-67
Kelsey Wolfe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 71-66
Foul on Kayla McBride.
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LayUpShot 5:49 71-66
Taya Reimer made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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LayUpShot 6:33 69-66
Sarah Imovbioh made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 69-64
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 68-64
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 67-64
Foul on Sydney Umeri.
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JumpShot 7:16 67-64
Lexie Gerson made Jumper. Assisted by Faith Randolph.
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LayUpShot 7:37 67-62
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:55 65-62
Ataira Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Faith Randolph.
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JumpShot 8:18 65-60
Faith Randolph made Jumper. Assisted by Ataira Franklin.
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PersonalFoul 8:35 65-58
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:56 65-58
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:56 64-58
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:56 63-58
Foul on Sarah Imovbioh.
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LayUpShot 9:14 63-58
Sarah Imovbioh made Layup. Assisted by Ataira Franklin.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:56 63-56
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:56 62-56
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:56 61-56
Foul on Lexie Gerson.
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JumpShot 10:18 61-56
Ataira Franklin made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:30 61-54
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:05 61-54
Faith Randolph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ataira Franklin.
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LayUpShot 11:28 61-51
Jewell Loyd made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:24 59-51
Jewell Loyd made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:33 57-51
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:33 57-50
Foul on Kayla McBride.
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JumpShot 13:23 57-50
Lexie Gerson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:11 57-48
Natalie Achonwa made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:43 55-48
Sarah Imovbioh made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:03 55-46
Taya Reimer made Layup.
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JumpShot 15:21 53-46
Faith Randolph made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:56 53-44
Kayla McBride made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 16:08 51-44
Faith Randolph made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:34 51-42
Faith Randolph made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:05 51-40
Faith Randolph made Layup. Assisted by Lexie Gerson.
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LayUpShot 17:47 51-38
Natalie Achonwa made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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PersonalFoul 18:13 49-38
Foul on Lindsay Allen.
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LayUpShot 18:21 49-38
Natalie Achonwa made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 18:35 47-38
Foul on Natalie Achonwa.
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LayUpShot 18:35 47-38
Sarah Imovbioh made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:49 47-36
Jewell Loyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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PersonalFoul 18:53 44-36
Foul on Kelsey Wolfe.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:40 44-36
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:40 43-36
Foul on Ataira Franklin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 43-36
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 79-72
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:03 79-72
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Madison Cable.
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RegularTimeOut 0:05 77-72
Virginia Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 77-72
Sarah Imovbioh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 77-71
Foul on Natalie Achonwa.
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LayUpShot 0:05 77-71
Sarah Imovbioh made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:11 77-69
Sarah Imovbioh Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 77-69
Faith Randolph missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 77-69
Sarah Imovbioh Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 77-69
Kayla McBride missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 77-69
Foul on Lexie Gerson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:47 77-69
Lexie Gerson Turnover.
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Steal 0:50 77-69
Faith Randolph Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:52 77-69
Lindsay Allen Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 77-69
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:05 77-69
Faith Randolph missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:12 77-69
Virginia Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:14 77-69
Natalie Achonwa made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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Steal 1:30 75-69
Ariel Braker Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:31 75-69
Kelsey Wolfe Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:44 75-69
Sarah Imovbioh Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:44 75-69
Kayla McBride missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:45 75-69
Virginia Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:01 75-69
Ariel Braker Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:01 75-69
Lexie Gerson missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 75-69
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 74-69
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:16 73-69
Foul on Sarah Imovbioh.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 73-69
Natalie Achonwa Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:30 73-69
Raeshaun Gaffney missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:51 73-69
Kayla McBride made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:21 71-69
Taya Reimer Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:21 71-69
Jewell Loyd missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:49 71-69
Taya Reimer Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 71-69
Sarah Imovbioh missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 71-69
Sarah Imovbioh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:49 71-68
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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Offensive Rebound 3:58 71-68
Ataira Franklin Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 71-68
Sarah Imovbioh missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:58 71-68
Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 357 events.
Team Stats
ND
UVA
28-66
FG
31-74
42
Field Goal %
42
3-12
3PT
2-8
25
Three Point %
25
20-24
FT
8-13
83
Free Throw %
62
47
Rebounds
39
16
Offensive Rebounds
16
31
Defensive Rebounds
23
12
Assists
14
5
Steals
7
4
Blocks
1
13
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
14
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
17
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