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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

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Brian Ethridge
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7:17p, 4/7/19
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!
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7:17p, 4/7/19
WOO HOO HOO!!!!!!!!!
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7:18p, 4/7/19
So much for the luck of the Irish. We would have mauled them if Cox hadn't gotten hurt. Win for the ages. What an amazing effort by Jackson
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7:18p, 4/7/19
Chloe Jackson = MVP
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In reply to JXL • 7:19p, 4/7/19
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Chloe Jackson = MVP
No doubt about it. When Cox went down, she stepped up
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7:19p, 4/7/19
Let's cuddle.
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7:20p, 4/7/19
Clutch win. Toughed it out through a great game
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7:20p, 4/7/19
Well done.

Their best player missed a FT at the worst time..... for them
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In reply to Mitch Blood Green • 7:21p, 4/7/19
tommie said:
Let's cuddle.
Hail yes
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7:21p, 4/7/19
What a game. Speechless.
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7:21p, 4/7/19
Wow. I'm exhausted.

Sic em!!!
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7:21p, 4/7/19
Thank you LSU for Chloe Jackson
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7:22p, 4/7/19
Can't believe it! So proud of this team! They deserve this win!
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7:23p, 4/7/19
Why in the world did the ND player hit the second free throw? What an incredible blunder.
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In reply to JXL • 7:24p, 4/7/19
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Why in the world did the ND player hit the second free throw? What an incredible blunder.


It wasn't intentional
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In reply to BaylorBearinATL • 7:24p, 4/7/19
BaylorBearinATL said:
Wow. I'm exhausted.

Sic em!!!
Me, too. Surprised how emotional I was at the end of this game. Amazing team. Amazing victory.
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In reply to Mitch Blood Green • 7:24p, 4/7/19
tommie said:
Am I reading championship?
yes- natty!
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7:24p, 4/7/19
Play over 30 games in a season and you lose your best player in the second half of the last game of the year. What are the odds? Gutsy win girls, gutsy win!
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In reply to JXL • 7:24p, 4/7/19
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Why in the world did the ND player hit the second free throw? What an incredible blunder.
She tried to miss it. It's actually hard for people who are used to making it to miss and still hit the rim. They shoot so many that its muscle memory. What a freakin game!!!!
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7:25p, 4/7/19
Thank you women, thank you Kim, thank you parents, and thank you Lord!
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7:25p, 4/7/19
Almost **** and pissed myself that entire second half
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7:26p, 4/7/19
I'm even more pissed because Jackson is what Morris would've been, but better...ugh
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7:26p, 4/7/19
Congratulations and lots of prayers for Cox.

That was horrible and I felt so sorry for her parents too. Don't know what to say, sympathy and prayers to all.
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Congratulations and lots of prayers for Cox.

That was horrible and I felt so sorry for her parents too. Don't know what to say, sympathy and prayers to all.
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7:28p, 4/7/19
Shaking. I LOVE THIS TEAM.

On a side note: if you woulda told me we would shoot 29% from the line and get outrebounded, I don't think I would've predicted this. I LOVE THIS TEAM.
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In reply to SmallVol1 • 7:28p, 4/7/19
SmallVol1 said:
8Congratulations and lots of prayers for Cox.

That was horrible and I felt so sorry for her parents too. Don't know what to say, sympathy and prayers to all.
Horrible, yes. But for the team's sake, I'd much rather have it happen in the 2nd half of the championship game and not the Elite 8 like the Auburn men
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7:29p, 4/7/19
I loved that Chloe was so surprised to be named MVP. She was amazing tonight.

So proud of these girls tonight.

Congrats to the #! National Championship Baylor Lady Bears.
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In reply to slimecap • 7:30p, 4/7/19
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Sport Siren? Well...okay
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LOL. You go, coach
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7:32p, 4/7/19
This is fun. Let's not wait another 7 years to do this again!
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7:33p, 4/7/19
Chloe was the clear MVP. But NaLyssa Smith hit some HUGE shots with Cox out
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7:33p, 4/7/19
Just pray the Cox injury isn't an acl.
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