All four number one seeds in the Women's NCAA Tournament can thank these two squads for sending them home short of a shot at the Championship. Notre Dame stunned Tennessee and Connecticut while Texas A&M upset Baylor and Stanford and now both have a chance for a storybook ending as they face off tonight.
Players to Watch:
For Notre Dame-
Skylar Diggins, Sophomore Guard - Diggins has averaged 18.6 points and 6.4 assists in the Irish's run to the NCAA Championship and she saved her two best games for her two biggest foes. Against Tennessee, Diggins finished with 24 points, 4 assists and 4 steals and against Connecticut, she had 28 points on 10 of 14 shooting to go along with 6 assists.
Natalie Novosel, Junior Guard - Novosel has scored at least 15 points in all five of Notre Dame's NCAA Tourney games averaging 18.2 points a contest. Novosel also saved her best for the big stage scoring her tournament-best 22 points against Connecticut in the Final Four on 8 of 13 shooting.
Devereaux Peters, Senior Forward - The 6'2" Peters leads the Irish in rebounding during the Tournament with 8.6 a game. She also has a team high 9 blocks and has scored 17 points in two separate contests.
Brittany Mallory, Senior Guard - Notre Dame's defensive stopper can also hit from outside connecting on 8 of 21 3-point attempts including 6 of 10 against Oklahoma. Mallory also is tied for the team lead in steals with 9 and averaged 8.4 points a game in the tournament.
For Texas A&M-
Danielle Adams, Senior Forward/Center - Adams leads the Aggies with 18.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in the tournament. While she's struggled to hit from outside, just 5 for 28, she's hit 96% of her free throws (22/23) so far. She also has a team high 9 blocked shots.
Tyra White, Junior Guard - White has scored in double figures in all 5 games with an average of 13 to go along with 5.2 rebounds a contest. White has 18 points in the upset win over Stanford.
Sydney Carter, Junior Guard - Carter has hit a team high 10 3-pointers and finished with 22 points in the win over Baylor and 14 more against Stanford. Carter is also second on the team with 9 steals. Carter played all 40 minutes in each of the Aggies' last two games.
Sydney Colson, Senior Guard - Colson has averaged 5.0 assists per game in the tournament and leads the team with 13 steals.
Road to the Finals:
For Notre Dame-
W vs Utah (15) 67-54
W vs Temple (10) 77-64
W vs Oklahoma (6) 78-53
W vs Tennessee (1) 73-59
W vs Connecticut (1) 72-63
For Texas A&M-
W vs McNeese State (15) 87-47
W vs Rutgers (7) 70-48
W vs Georgia (6) 79-38
W vs Baylor (1) 58-46
W vs Stanford (1) 63-62
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