TAMPA, Fla. -- At this time last year, Chloe Jackson was not on the Baylor women's basketball team. Today, she is its national championship savior and most outstanding player.
Jackson hit a driving layup with 3.9 seconds remaining, lifting Baylor to an 82-81 win over Notre Dame on Sunday night. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey joins Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt as the only coaches in women's Division I history with three or more titles. As the final buzzer sounded, Mulkey broke down in tears as she got a full embrace from her entire staff.
Mulkey and the Lady Bears would not have gotten it without Jackson, who saved her best basketball for the Women's Final Four.