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