Unbeaten Notre Dame routs Maryland to reach NCAA title game
Kayla McBride scored 28 points and Jewell Loyd added 16 to lead unbeaten Notre Dame to an 87-61 win over Maryland in the Final Four on Sunday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Maryland Terrapins
61
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
87
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| ND | 48 | 39 | 87 |
Bridgestone Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs George Mason Patriots | W 81-62 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ South Carolina Gamecocks | L 93-101 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:38 61-87
Hannah Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Whitney Holloway.
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JumpShot 1:04 61-85
Sequoia Austin made Jumper. Assisted by Tierney Pfirman.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 59-85
Brionna Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 58-85
Foul on Kristina Nelson.
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LayUpShot 1:41 58-85
Hannah Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Whitney Holloway.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 58-83
Markisha Wright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 58-82
Markisha Wright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 58-81
Foul on Alicia DeVaughn.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 58-81
Alicia DeVaughn made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 57-81
Alicia DeVaughn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 56-81
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 56-81
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 56-80
Foul on Alicia DeVaughn.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:43 56-80
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:43 56-79
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:43 56-78
Foul on Lexie Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:04 56-78
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:04 56-77
Foul on Malina Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 56-77
Alicia DeVaughn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:19 55-77
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:43 55-77
Alyssa Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:43 54-77
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 4:43 54-77
Alyssa Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Laurin Mincy.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:27 52-77
Jewell Loyd made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:56 52-74
Alyssa Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lexie Brown.
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JumpShot 6:24 49-74
Kayla McBride made Jumper. Assisted by Markisha Wright.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:10 49-72
Brionna Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 48-72
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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PersonalFoul 7:21 48-72
Foul on Jewell Loyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:48 48-72
Lexie Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:48 47-72
Foul on Ariel Braker.
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LayUpShot 8:06 47-72
Ariel Braker made Layup. Assisted by Kayla McBride.
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PersonalFoul 8:14 47-70
Foul on Ariel Braker.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:27 47-70
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:27 47-69
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:27 47-68
Foul on Alyssa Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:12 47-68
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:12 47-67
Foul on Lexie Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:19 47-67
Lexie Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:19 46-67
Lexie Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:19 45-67
Foul on Madison Cable.
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PersonalFoul 9:24 45-67
Foul on Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.
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LayUpShot 9:42 45-67
Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lexie Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:52 43-67
Alyssa Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:52 42-67
Foul on Markisha Wright.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:31 42-67
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:31 42-66
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:31 42-65
Foul on Brionna Jones.
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PersonalFoul 11:39 42-65
Foul on Brionna Jones.
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LayUpShot 12:07 42-65
Markisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Taya Reimer.
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LayUpShot 12:41 42-63
Markisha Wright made Layup.
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LayUpShot 13:46 42-61
Alyssa Thomas made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 40-61
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 40-60
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:12 40-59
Foul on Tierney Pfirman.
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LayUpShot 14:37 40-59
Laurin Mincy made Layup. Assisted by Lexie Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:06 38-59
Lexie Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:06 37-59
Foul on Lindsay Allen.
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JumpShot 15:46 37-59
Kayla McBride made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:17 37-57
Kayla McBride made Three Point Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 61-87
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 61-87
Madison Cable Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 61-87
Sequoia Austin missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:38 61-87
Hannah Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Whitney Holloway.
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JumpShot 1:04 61-85
Sequoia Austin made Jumper. Assisted by Tierney Pfirman.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:16 59-85
Whitney Holloway Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 59-85
Brionna Jones made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:27 58-85
Maryland Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 58-85
Brionna Jones missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 58-85
Foul on Kristina Nelson.
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ShortTimeOut 1:33 58-85
Maryland Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:41 58-85
Hannah Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Whitney Holloway.
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Defensive Rebound 1:52 58-83
Kristina Nelson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 58-83
Laurin Mincy missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 58-83
Markisha Wright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 58-82
Markisha Wright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 58-81
Foul on Alicia DeVaughn.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 58-81
Alicia DeVaughn made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 57-81
Alicia DeVaughn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 56-81
Foul on Taya Reimer.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:31 56-81
Markisha Wright Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:01 56-81
Lindsay Allen Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:01 56-81
Alyssa Thomas missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 56-81
Taya Reimer made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:15 56-80
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 56-80
Taya Reimer missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 56-80
Foul on Alicia DeVaughn.
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Offensive Rebound 3:30 56-80
Jewell Loyd Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:30 56-80
Michaela Mabrey missed Jumper.
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Steal 3:43 56-80
Markisha Wright Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:43 56-80
Alyssa Thomas Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:43 56-80
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:43 56-79
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:43 56-78
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:43 56-78
Foul on Lexie Brown.
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Defensive Rebound 3:51 56-78
Markisha Wright Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 3:51 56-78
Malina Howard missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:51 56-78
Malina Howard Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:51 56-78
Lexie Brown missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:04 56-78
Jewell Loyd made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 346 events.
Team Stats
MD
ND
22-54
FG
32-63
41
Field Goal %
51
3-12
3PT
3-10
25
Three Point %
30
14-20
FT
20-28
70
Free Throw %
71
21
Rebounds
50
4
Offensive Rebounds
19
17
Defensive Rebounds
31
16
Assists
15
11
Steals
5
3
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
22
Fouls
16
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