Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
TAMPA, Fla. — After the Notre Dame defeated Connecticut, 81-76, in the Final Four on Friday, Coach Muffet McGraw, wearing a shirt as shiny as the university’s Golden Dome, did a jig of sorts on the court.
There were plenty of reasons to celebrate as the Irish advanced to their second straight N.C.A.A. women’s basketball national title game. They will play Baylor on Sunday.
[Read about Baylor’s win over the Oregon Ducks.]
Once again, Notre Dame had upended UConn, the game’s longtime powerhouse, in a national semifinal.