Notre Dame vs UConn: Final Four Rivalry

0:00Notre Dame and Yukon women's hoops have this epic robbery, with Yukon owning the overall series 39-16. But flipped to NCAA tournament matchups, and the fighting Irish lead five games to three all at the final four. Now they clash again, Sunday in a regional final, down in Fort Worth, Texas. Back in 2001, Notre Dame stunned Yukon by 15 in St. Louis, even after Sue Bird's buzzer beater in the conference final. Fast forward to 2011, Skyler Diggins dropped 28 to top Maya Moore's 36-point rally in Indy. This beef turned legendary with overtime thrillers, like Notre Dame's Brittany Mallory draining key threes in 2012 in Denver. Yukon fired back though, with Brianna Stewart dominating in 2013 and 2014, capping an undefeated run and back-to-back titles. Fans still buzz about Erica Ogan-Bowali's clutch jumper in overtime back in 2018, and her 23 the next year to seal another. Irish win. These games shifted dynasties, broke hearts, and minted Hall of Famers on both sides.

1:04All eyes on Sunday, Notre Dame's Neil Ivy, who dropped 21 in that first 20 upset, coaches against her old foes. Whoever wins advances, but history says, expect fireworks. Local news, powered by AI. This is Hartford News today. I'm Corey with the story.