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ND Women's Basketball: Life, death by 3

Oklahoma tops Irish with 3-pointer in OT

The three-point line can be a beautiful thing — depending on which side of the court you’re standing on. Down 66-63 with 48 seconds to play, freshman guard Skylar Diggins knocked down a clutch three to send the game into overtime. But on a night when Oklahoma shot 50 percent from behind the arc, Nyeshia Stevenson hit a dagger with less than five seconds left in overtime to seal Oklahoma’s 77-72 victory and advance to the Elite Eight. Full story

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Three players named All-Region

Freshman guard Skylar Diggins and senior guards Ashley Barlow and Lindsay Schrader each garnered all-region honors, which were announced Tuesday by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Forty players will be chosen from the 52 all-region nominees to become members of the 2010 State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.

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Photo Gallery: Women's NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Images from Notre Dame's 77-72 Loss to Oklahoma
Photo Gallery: Women's NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Vermont

Images from Tuesday's 84-66 Win Over No. 10-seed Vermont
Photo Gallery: NCAA First Round vs. Cleveland State

Images from Sunday's 86-68 victory over Cleveland State in Purcell Pavilion.

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ND Women's Basketball: Sooner rematch

Irish face Oklahoma in third round of NCAA

The No. 2-seed Irish will travel to Kansas City, Mo., for their eighth Sweet 16 appearance in the past 14 seasons and a matchup with No. 3-seed Oklahoma. Notre Dame (29-5) defeated Oklahoma (25-10) on Nov. 28 in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 81-71, and will look to repeat that performance Sunday.
ND Women's Basketball: How Sweet it is

Diggins’ 31 lead Irish to K.C. for round of 16

During Notre Dame's first-round victory over Cleveland State Sunday, freshman guard Skylar Diggins made a caree-low one field goal in four attempts. After the game, Irish coach Muffet McGraw said she wished Diggins would take more shots. What a difference a game can make.
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ND Women's Basketball: Something Sweet?

McGraw has team on brink of Sweet 16 berth

The Irish got their postseason jitters out of the way Sunday with an easy win over Cleveland State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Now they will look to earn a ticket to the Sweet 16 in the team's last home game.
ND Women's Basketball: A balanced victory

The No. 2-seed Irish used their depth to wear down a spirited Cleveland State team and overcome a 31-point performance by Vikings guard Kailey Klein in an 86-58 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at the Purcell Pavilion.
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Irish focused on Vikings

The Irish have the advantage of playing in their home gym for the first two games of the tournament, an advantage not lost on freshman guard Skylar Diggins.

"It is always good to have the crowd on your side, and this crowd is so electric," Diggins said. "They know that the crowd is not going to be on their side, so they are going to come in and we expect them to come out with a chip on their shoulders."