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Notre Dame Women’s Basketball vs. UConn: Tale of the Tape

By J.P. Scott

TAMPA, FL - APRIL 07: Head coach Muffet McGraw of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (L) and head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies meet prior to the start of the NCAA Women's Final Four National Championship at Amalie Arena on April 7, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - APRIL 07: Head coach Muffet McGraw of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (L) and head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies meet prior to the start of the NCAA Women's Final Four National Championship at Amalie Arena on April 7, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /
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The Notre Dame women’s basketball team will take on the Connecticut Huskies in the Final Four this weekend in Columbus, Ohio.

The Connecticut Huskies are the standard in women’s college basketball — if not the entire sports universe — at this moment. Their run of success and championships is unmatched, but their team is anything but unrivaled. If you are looking for UConn’s rival in the post-Pat Summit Tennessee era, I give you Notre Dame women’s basketball.

The Irish have been the Robin to UConn’s Batman in recent years. The two teams have met in the finals twice in the last five seasons. Of the handful of teams looking up at UConn from the second tier, Notre Dame leads that pack.

That said, UConn has dominated the rivalry.

The two programs will meet again this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Both teams will undoubtedly have hoards of fans cheering them on, and we could very well be in for another classic.

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Here is a quick tale-of-the-tape heading into their next matchup.

The Coaches

UConn: Geno Auriemma, 1027-135 lifetime record, 11 national titles.

Notre Dame: Muffet McGraw, 795-229 lifetime record, 1 national title

Head-to-Head record

36-11 in favor of UConn

Current win streak

UConn (7)

Last meeting

December, 4, 2017 in Hartford, CT. UConn won the game 80-71. It was the closest game score-wise the Huskies played in their home state during the 2017-2018 season.

2017-2018 season records

UConn: 36-0

Notre Dame: 33-3

Points per game

UConn: 89.4

Notre Dame: 85.6

Points Allowed

UConn: 52.3

Notre Dame: 67.4

Next: Notre Dame Women's Basketball: Final Four Bound!

2018 AP All Americans

UConn: Katie Lou Samuelson (first team), Gabby Williams (second team), and Napheesa Collier (third team)

Notre Dame: Arike Ogunbowale (second team)

You can watch the game Friday night at 9 pm EST on ESPN2.

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