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Championship Game: Baylor vs. Notre Dame Preview & Game Thread

April 6, 2019
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The reason everyone plays the game arrives Sunday April 7 in Amalie Arena. The Baylor Lady Bears will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a battle between two of the top programs over the past 15 years. Both have two national titles during that time and this will be a game of strength on strength in the paint and perimeter. Baylor is 36-1 and Notre Dame is 35-3 on the season with Baylor having a 28 game winning streak and Notre Dame with a 14 game winning streak on the line.


How To Watch:

Sunday, April 7, 5 p.m.

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Keys To The Game:

Make Arike Ogunbowale play both ends

Protect the ball

Keep Ogunbowale in front of the defender

Juicy and Chloe need to hit from outside to open up the lane

Make Mabry move off the 3pt line where over 57% of her shots are taken and over 40% made


TEAM PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT% OPP FG%
BAYLOR 81.7 47.4 22.4 7.6 7.2 50.4 37.5 68.2 31.6
NOTRE DAME 88.8 44.3 20.7 8.8 5.1 51.2 36.2 74.4 37.2

Fun Facts:

The last time Baylor and Notre Dame met in the NCAA Championship was 2012.

5 of 7 ESPN Experts pick Notre Dame due to experience.

Little Ms. Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey. Along came Mulkey that asked, “Why so sulky? We’re just better today.”


COMMON OPPONENT BAYLOR NOTRE DAME
CONNECTICUTT 68-57 (W) 71-89 (L), 81-76 (W)*
STANFORD 63-68 (L) 84-68 (W)*
IOWA 85-53 (W)* 105-71 (W)

*NCAA Tournament

 

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Championship Game: Baylor vs. Notre Dame Preview & Game Thread

67,438 Views | 393 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by william
Malbec
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Cathy Hart with the tip!
Jacques Strap
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I sure do hope the Bears play their best. If they do they'll win.
MommaBear
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Would love to see another score like we had in 2012 against ND. 80 to 61!!!

We had so much fun at that game in Denver.
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Didi's family in the house
Eball
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So nervous
MommaBear
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That little girl can sing!!!!! Wow!

Let's get this game going now.
Brian Ethridge
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Staff
Muffet looks tight
slimecap
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Chloe's family in the house
MommaBear
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I love seeing our player's family at the games!!!
Pecos 45
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Baptists vs. Catholics

May the Protestants prevail!!!
“If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.”
Malcolm Forbes
Brian Ethridge
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Dee is an official...

Baylor ball on the tip that goes out of bounds.

ND in the zone

Cox is stripped

Arike misses

Cox outlet is stolen

Chloe steals and goes the distance for the layup

2-0

Cox blocks ND

Juicy misses a jumper

ND misses a runner, gets offensive rebound and hits a 3

2-3

Cox bucket

4-3
Mitch Blood Green
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Cox is ready.
Jacques Strap
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Great start, keep the pedal to the metal
Brian Ethridge
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ND misses

Brown misses a bunny

Cox blocks another

Juicy layup

6-3

ND misses, offensive board, misses a 3

Juicy 3

9-3

Arike misses

Chloe baseline jumper

11-3

Timeout BU as Kalani is hurt and holding her side
Pecos 45
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Muffet looks like she ran out of Holy Water.
Better call the Pope, girl!!!
“If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.”
Malcolm Forbes
StatMan
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Fantastic start for the #1 ranked Baylor Lady Bears on offense and defense, building an 11-3 lead!
Pecos 45
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Whip them like an altar boy!!!
“If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.”
Malcolm Forbes
Pecos 45
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Nail our theses to their door!!!
“If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.”
Malcolm Forbes
Brian Ethridge
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ND misses, off board, misses

Juicy misses a 3, Smith board and putback

13-3

ND drives a and Cox is called for a foul

Kalani has a cramp

ND hits both FTs

13-5

Cox to Smith

15-5
Brian Ethridge
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ND timeout
StatMan
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Team Shooting: Baylor 7-of-10, Notre Dame 1-of-13. Defense wins national championships!
Pecos 45
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Another time out for Muffett.
Better call a priest and head to confession.
“If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.”
Malcolm Forbes
MommaBear
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Looks like Kalani has a cramp in her right calf. Hopefully they can help her get back in the game soon. Love you girl!!!!!
Jacques Strap
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Sure hope KB is okay. Freshmen bigs may play a key role tonight.
Media Bear
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Pecos 45 said:

Nail our theses to their door!!!
There were 95 of them (or thereabouts). One for each point scored ... that oughta do it.
Brian Ethridge
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Didi is doing a great job on Arike denying her the ball and staying in front of her
geewago
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Smith comes in and is dynamite. 4 points already! Super frosh.
Brian Ethridge
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Jack Bauer
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Sic'em!!!
MommaBear
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Fighting Irish are currently shooting at 7.7%.

Only 1 of 13 shots have gone in for them.

Loving our Baylor defense right now!!!
Media Bear
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Too many rebounds for ND there ...
Mitch Blood Green
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Brian Ethridge said:

Didi is doing a great job on Arike denying her the ball and staying in front of her


I love how she wears the Afro puffs.
Media Bear
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Jackson with a Dirk-like swish ...
Brian Ethridge
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ND misses, knocks it out of bounds and Dee says ND ball

Arike misses, offensive board, misses, offensive board, putback

15-7

Chloe jumper

17-7

Baylor called for a kickball, Kalani in for Smith

Arike gets And1, didn't see the foul, must have been down low

17-9

Makes FT 17-10

Media Bear
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Muffet clearly asked the refs to look more closely at Brown on the 3-second call. She gets away with that more often than we'd probably like to admit.
 
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