NCAA women's tournament: UConn and Notre Dame renew rivalry in Final Four

• Huskies and Irish have been competitors in recent years
• Baylor and Oregon face off in other national semi-final

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies will face a familiar foe in Notre Dame on the game’s grandest stage. The two teams, who have one of women’s basketball’s fiercest rivlaries over the past decade, will square off on Friday night in the Final Four. It’s the second consecutive year that they will play in the national semi-finals. The Irish won a thriller last year, topping UConn in overtime on a last-second shot by Arike Ogunbowale. She hit a similar shot two nights later at the buzzer to help Notre Dame win their first national championship since 2001, capping off one of the greatest Final Fours in NCAA history.

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