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Notre Dame Fighting Irish Slappy Awards: Most Entertaining Game

By Connor McJunkin

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Zach Gentry #83 and Khalid Kareem #53 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate a 24-17 win over the Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Stadium on September 1, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Zach Gentry #83 and Khalid Kareem #53 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate a 24-17 win over the Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Stadium on September 1, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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The Women’s Basketball team takes down rival UConn in the Final Four

TAMPA, FLORIDA – APRIL 05: Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the UConn Huskies is defended by Jessica Shepard #32 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the fourth quarter in the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four at Amalie Arena on April 05, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA – APRIL 05: Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the UConn Huskies is defended by Jessica Shepard #32 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the fourth quarter in the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four at Amalie Arena on April 05, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

As long as Muffet and Geno are going head-to-head, I don’t think this matchup will ever get boring. Two of the most decorated and successful women’s college basketball programs met again in the 2018 Final Four, with Notre Dame coming in as a 1-seed and UCONN a 2-seed.

After going back and forth in the first half, the two heavyweights traded blows in the the third quarter, entering the 4th quarter with a 54-52 Husky lead.

UCONN started the final frame hot, taking a 64-55 with 7:52 left in the game before the Irish went on a 13-2 run. Then, with less than a minute left, Brianna Turner iced the game with her 371st career block with 11 seconds left as the Irish stamped their ticket to the National Championship for the second straight year with an 81-76 victory.

The win was No. 999 in program history and featured 26 lead changes and nine ties. The victory also continued Muffet McGraw’s success against Geno and the Huskies, moving the all-time Irish record vs UCONN to 5-1 in the National Semifinal round.

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