NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Sunday, March 29, 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 52
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UConn Huskies 70
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Match Report

UConn and Geno Auriemma beat Notre Dame 70-52 to secure 25th women's Final Four appearance

— All-America forward Sarah Strong scored 21 points, Blanca Qui onez added 20 and defending national champion UConn beat Notre Dame 70-52 on Sunday in the Fort Worth Regional 1 final, sending coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies to their 25th Final...

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Team Stats

18-46
FG
24-54
39
Field Goal %
44
4-12
3PT
6-17
33
Three Point %
35
12-19
FT
16-20
63
Free Throw %
80
28
Rebounds
35
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
21
Defensive Rebounds
24
7
Assists
18
9
Steals
14
1
Blocks
5
18
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
19
0
Fast Break Points
14
20
Points in Paint
22
18
Fouls
18
2
Largest Lead
19
3
Lead Changes
3
3
Percent Led
91

Top Performers

ND

  • Hannah Hidalgo MIN 40 · PTS 22 · FG 7-19
  • Vanessa de Jesus MIN 35 · PTS 8 · FG 2-5
  • Iyana Moore MIN 38 · PTS 7 · FG 3-10
  • Cassandre Prosper MIN 32 · PTS 4 · FG 2-3

CONN

  • Sarah Strong MIN 39 · PTS 21 · FG 6-13
  • Blanca Quinonez MIN 30 · PTS 20 · FG 7-12
  • Azzi Fudd MIN 38 · PTS 13 · FG 5-12
  • KK Arnold MIN 31 · PTS 2 · FG 0-6

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Ayanna Patterson Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Ayanna Patterson Block.
  5. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Hannah Hidalgo misses layup
  6. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Hannah Hidalgo Steal.
  7. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Ayanna Patterson bad pass turnover
  8. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Ayanna Patterson subbing in for UConn

Highlights

00:22 Serah Williams scores the and-1 basket for UConn Watch on ESPN 00:27 KK Arnold's deep pass sets up Blanca Quiñonez for a score Watch on ESPN 00:23 Malaya Cowles scores the bucket inside for Notre Dame Watch on ESPN 00:23 3 UConn defenders can't stop Hannah Hidalgo's nice bucket Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

All news
ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.