IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Win 2nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Title; Ogunbowale last second three lifts Irish to 61-58 win”

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“For the second time in program history, the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team are your NCAA National Champions. The No. 1 seeded Irish (35-3) completed the second largest comeback in Final Four history to defeat the No. 1 seeded Bulldogs (37-2) 61-58. Arike Ogunbowale hit a three with 0.1 remaining to clinch the title for the Irish. It

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “#NotreDame #FinalFour Run Tainted by #NCAA’s Scheduling on #GoodFriday and #Easter; #Catholic Institution Should Have Abstained From Participating” – SCW

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The #NCAA has created an anti-#Catholic and anti-#Christian effect by scheduling a national semifinal (#FinalFour game) on #GoodFriday in women’s #basketball. Doing so violates the solemn nature of the day and subjects Catholics to having to play on a day when they are fasting, and when they are abstaining from meat. At least the game is not at 3 p.m.,

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 1 Irish Seek Program’s Second National Title this Weekend in Columbus Rivalry renewed in national semifinal vs No. 1 UConn” – UND

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“All eyes of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball world are locked upon Columbus, Ohio, this weekend as the 2018 Final Four begins on Friday at Nationwide Arena. The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (33-3) will once again renew its rivalry with No. 1 UConn Huskies (36-0) in Friday’s second semifinal game, slated to begin at 9:30 p.m. ET

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame named No. 1 seed in women’s NCAA tournament” – Chicago Tribune

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“Notre Dame (30-3) will open Friday against 16th-seeded Robert Morris in South Bend, Ind. The Irish enter on a 14-game winning streak that includes their fourth consecutive ACC tournament title, defeating Duke 84-61 in the championship game. Junior forward Brianna Turner leads the Irish in scoring (15.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.2), while the backcourt tandem of Arike Ogunbowale and Marina

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