Notre Dame, inspired by Westbeld, rout Villanova 98-72
With top-seed Notre Dame struggling to a halftime tie against Villanova on Sunday in a second-round women's NCAA Tournament game, a visibly angry Muffet McGraw had seen enough.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Villanova Wildcats
72
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
98
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILL | 18 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 72 |
| ND | 19 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 98 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 75-99 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 72-98
Raven James made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 71-98
Foul on Kaitlin Cole.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 71-98
Raven James made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 70-98
Raven James made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 69-98
Foul on Nicole Benz.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 69-98
Kristina Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 69-97
Foul on Cameron Onken.
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LayUpShot 1:44 69-97
Brianna Herlihy made Layup. Assisted by Bridget Herlihy.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 67-97
Bridget Herlihy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 66-97
Foul on Jackie Young.
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LayUpShot 3:03 66-97
Marina Mabrey made Layup. Assisted by Arike Ogunbowale.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:27 66-95
Danielle Patterson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:27 66-94
Foul on Brianna Herlihy.
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LayUpShot 3:51 66-94
Bridget Herlihy made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:02 64-94
Jackie Young made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:02 64-93
Jackie Young made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 64-92
Foul on Kelly Jekot.
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LayUpShot 4:23 64-92
Jannah Tucker made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:35 62-92
Arike Ogunbowale made Layup. Assisted by Jackie Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:52 62-90
Jessica Shepard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:52 62-89
Foul on Brianna Herlihy.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:24 62-89
Jannah Tucker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:24 61-89
Jannah Tucker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:24 60-89
Foul on Arike Ogunbowale.
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LayUpShot 5:38 60-89
Kathryn Westbeld made Layup. Assisted by Arike Ogunbowale.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:52 60-87
Alex Louin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:52 59-87
Alex Louin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:52 58-87
Foul on Jessica Shepard.
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JumpShot 5:59 58-87
Arike Ogunbowale made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:28 58-85
Jessica Shepard made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:05 58-83
Marina Mabrey made Layup. Assisted by Arike Ogunbowale.
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JumpShot 7:28 58-81
Marina Mabrey made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:53 58-79
Kelly Jekot made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:56 56-79
Foul on Kathryn Westbeld.
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JumpShot 8:23 56-79
Jannah Tucker made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:39 54-79
Jessica Shepard made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:02 54-77
Jackie Young made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:12 54-75
Foul on Adrianna Hahn.
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PersonalFoul 9:14 54-75
Foul on Kelly Jekot.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:24 54-75
Alex Louin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:24 53-75
Foul on Marina Mabrey.
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LayUpShot 9:51 53-75
Arike Ogunbowale made Layup. Assisted by Jessica Shepard.
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LayUpShot 0:06 53-73
Arike Ogunbowale made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 53-71
Foul on Kristina Nelson.
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LayUpShot 0:34 53-71
Arike Ogunbowale made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 53-69
Foul on Kathryn Westbeld.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:40 53-69
Marina Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kathryn Westbeld.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 53-66
Jackie Young made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 53-65
Jackie Young made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 53-64
Foul on Raven James.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 53-64
Mary Gedaka made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 52-64
Foul on Marina Mabrey.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 52-64
Marina Mabrey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:43 52-63
Foul on Adrianna Hahn.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 52-63
Foul on Jessica Shepard.
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JumpShot 3:35 52-63
Jannah Tucker made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 50-63
Arike Ogunbowale made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 50-62
Arike Ogunbowale made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:49 50-61
Foul on Adrianna Hahn.
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JumpShot 4:20 50-61
Jackie Young made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 72-98
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 72-98
Brianna Herlihy Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 72-98
Nicole Benz missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 72-98
Danielle Patterson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 72-98
Raven James missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 72-98
Raven James made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 71-98
Foul on Kaitlin Cole.
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Steal 0:25 71-98
Raven James Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:25 71-98
Kaitlin Cole Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 71-98
Raven James made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 70-98
Raven James made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 69-98
Foul on Nicole Benz.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:36 69-98
Notre Dame Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:36 69-98
Nicole Benz Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:36 69-98
Grace Stant Block.
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JumpShot 0:36 69-98
Kaitlin Cole missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 69-98
Kaitlin Cole Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 69-98
Nicole Benz missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 69-98
Kristina Nelson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:10 69-98
Grace Stant missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 69-98
Kristina Nelson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:20 69-97
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 69-97
Kristina Nelson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 69-97
Foul on Cameron Onken.
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LayUpShot 1:44 69-97
Brianna Herlihy made Layup. Assisted by Bridget Herlihy.
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Defensive Rebound 1:51 67-97
Bridget Herlihy Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:51 67-97
Jackie Young missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 67-97
Bridget Herlihy made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:19 66-97
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 66-97
Bridget Herlihy missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 66-97
Foul on Jackie Young.
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Defensive Rebound 2:36 66-97
Megan Quinn Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:36 66-97
Jackie Young missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:47 66-97
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 66-97
Kelly Jekot missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:03 66-97
Marina Mabrey made Layup. Assisted by Arike Ogunbowale.
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Defensive Rebound 3:10 66-95
Arike Ogunbowale Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:10 66-95
Kristina Nelson Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:10 66-95
Jannah Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:27 66-95
Danielle Patterson made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 328 events.
Team Stats
VILL
ND
25-54
FG
36-69
46
Field Goal %
52
10-20
3PT
3-8
50
Three Point %
38
12-21
FT
23-28
57
Free Throw %
82
19
Rebounds
48
4
Offensive Rebounds
19
15
Defensive Rebounds
29
8
Assists
13
5
Steals
5
2
Blocks
3
9
Turnovers
7
2
Team Turnovers
1
9
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
14
5
Largest Lead
31
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