Undefeated Notre Dame beats Baylor to reach 4th straight Final Four
Jewell Loyd scored 30 points and unbeaten Notre Dame advanced to the Final Four for a fourth straight season with an 88-69 win over Baylor on Monday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Baylor Bears
69
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
88
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAY | 32 | 37 | 69 |
| ND | 44 | 44 | 88 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | vs Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers | W 121-43 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | W 112-40 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Arkansas Sugar Bears | W 72-44 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 87-66 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:54 69-88
Lindsay Allen made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 69-86
Khadijiah Cave made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 68-86
Foul on Lindsay Allen.
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LayUpShot 1:42 68-86
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 68-84
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 68-83
Foul on Niya Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 68-83
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 68-82
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 68-81
Foul on Makenzie Robertson.
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TipShot 3:58 68-81
Khadijiah Cave made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 66-81
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 66-80
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:21 66-79
Foul on Khadijiah Cave.
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LayUpShot 4:39 66-79
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:44 66-77
Sune Agbuke made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:44 65-77
Sune Agbuke made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:44 64-77
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:51 64-77
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:51 64-76
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:51 64-75
Foul on Chardonae Fuqua'.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 64-75
Odyssey Sims made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 63-75
Odyssey Sims made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 62-75
Foul on Ariel Braker.
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LayUpShot 5:16 62-75
Ariel Braker made Layup. Assisted by Jewell Loyd.
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JumpShot 5:55 62-73
Odyssey Sims made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:11 60-73
Natalie Achonwa made Jumper. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:42 60-71
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:42 60-70
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:42 60-69
Foul on Nina Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:03 60-69
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:03 60-68
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:03 60-67
Foul on Odyssey Sims.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 60-67
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 60-66
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 60-65
Foul on Khadijiah Cave.
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LayUpShot 7:35 60-65
Nina Davis made Layup. Assisted by Odyssey Sims.
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JumpShot 8:11 58-65
Odyssey Sims made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:22 56-65
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:22 56-64
Natalie Achonwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:22 56-63
Foul on Khadijiah Cave.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:33 56-63
Odyssey Sims made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:33 55-63
Odyssey Sims made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:33 54-63
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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PersonalFoul 8:47 54-63
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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JumpShot 9:20 54-63
Kayla McBride made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:34 54-61
Odyssey Sims made Jumper. Assisted by Makenzie Robertson.
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LayUpShot 10:08 52-61
Ariel Braker made Layup. Assisted by Jewell Loyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:17 52-59
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:17 51-59
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:17 50-59
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 10:43 50-59
Ariel Braker made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:41 50-57
Foul on Madison Cable.
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LayUpShot 11:58 50-57
Niya Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Odyssey Sims.
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PersonalFoul 12:13 48-57
Foul on Ariel Braker.
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PersonalFoul 12:31 48-57
Foul on Nina Davis.
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JumpShot 12:39 48-57
Kayla McBride made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:42 48-55
Foul on Makenzie Robertson.
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JumpShot 13:06 48-55
Khadijiah Cave made Jumper. Assisted by Odyssey Sims.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:30 46-55
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:30 46-54
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 69-88
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 69-88
Madison Cable Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 69-88
Odyssey Sims missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 69-88
Baylor Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 69-88
Ieshia Small missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:54 69-88
Lindsay Allen made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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Offensive Rebound 1:05 69-86
Lindsay Allen Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:05 69-86
Jewell Loyd missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 69-86
Ariel Braker Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 69-86
Khadijiah Cave missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 69-86
Khadijiah Cave made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 68-86
Foul on Lindsay Allen.
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LayUpShot 1:42 68-86
Jewell Loyd made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:05 68-84
Sune Agbuke Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:10 68-84
Sune Agbuke Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:10 68-84
Imani Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:19 68-84
Khadijiah Cave Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 68-84
Kayla McBride missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 68-84
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 68-83
Foul on Niya Johnson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:46 68-83
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:46 68-83
Odyssey Sims missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:04 68-83
Sune Agbuke Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:04 68-83
Kayla McBride missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:26 68-83
Ariel Braker Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:26 68-83
Makenzie Robertson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 68-83
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 68-82
Kayla McBride made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 68-81
Foul on Makenzie Robertson.
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ShortTimeOut 3:56 68-81
Baylor Timeout
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TipShot 3:58 68-81
Khadijiah Cave made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:58 66-81
Khadijiah Cave Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:58 66-81
Sune Agbuke missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:11 66-81
Makenzie Robertson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 66-81
Imani Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 66-81
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 66-80
Ariel Braker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:21 66-79
Foul on Khadijiah Cave.
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Steal 4:27 66-79
Ariel Braker Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:27 66-79
Odyssey Sims Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 391 events.
Team Stats
BAY
ND
24-71
FG
28-66
34
Field Goal %
42
6-17
3PT
2-11
35
Three Point %
18
15-18
FT
30-33
83
Free Throw %
91
44
Rebounds
46
18
Offensive Rebounds
14
26
Defensive Rebounds
32
13
Assists
13
3
Steals
8
3
Blocks
4
17
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
11
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
27
Fouls
19
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