The UConn-Notre Dame rivalry in women’s basketball has certainly heated up over the years. Here are some memorable pictures from each of the last 12 meetings that include regular season, Big East and the last five Final Fours, including Tuesday night’s final.
UConn forward Morgan Tuck drives past Notre Dame defender Markisha Wright in the 1st half. Tuck scored a team high 25 points in the 76-58 win over the Irish. The University of Connecticut play Notre Dame in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic in the Purcell Pavillion at the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus. (MICHAEL McANDREWS / Hartford Courant)
Nashville, TN 04/08/14 Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma is carried of the court by Connecticut Huskies guard Moriah Jefferson (4), Connecticut Huskies center Kiah Stokes (41), Connecticut Huskies guard Brianna Banks (13)Connecticut Huskies forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (23) and Connecticut Huskies guard Bria Hartley (14) after UConn defeated Notre Dame 79-58 for the 2014 NCAA Women’s National Championship in Nashville, TN., Tuesday night at the Bridgestone arena. Photo by JOHN WOIKE | woike@courant.com hc-uconn-women-0409 (John Woike / Hartford Courant)
NEW ORLEANS 04/07/13 UConn celebrates their 83-65 win over arch-rival Notre Dame in their semi-final game at the NCAA women’s Final Four in New Orleans. CLOE POISSON|cpoisson@courant.com ORG XMIT: B582831031Z.1 (Cloe Poisson / Hartford Courant)
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Hartford, CT 3/12/2013 Notre Dame poses with the Big East Trophy after their win. Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Skylar Diggins, 4, is at center left. The University of Connecticut lost to Notre Dame in the final game of the 2013 Big East Championship Tuesday night by a score of 61 to 59. Digital Photo by Richard Messina | rmessina@courant.com ORG XMIT: B582764718Z.1 (Richard Messina / Hartford Courant)
Storrs, CT - 01/05/13 - UConn players Brianna Banks, seated, and Moriah Jefferson, react during the their 73-72 loss to Notre Dame at Gampel Pavilion. (Brad Horrigan / Hartford Courant)
Denver, CT 4/1/12 Stefanie Dolson wipes tears from her face as Notre Dame celebrates their 83-75 victory in the first game of the 2012 Women’s Final Four. at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, Sunday afternoon. Caroline Doty (R) and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis walk off the court. P (John Woike / Hartford Courant)
HARTFORD 03/06/12 UConn’s Tiffany Hayes hoists the Big East trophy as she and teammates pose for photos after they defeated Notre Dame 63-54 in the Big East championship game at the XL Center in Hartford Tuesday night. (Cloe Poisson / Hartford Courant)
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South Bend, IN 1/07/2012 UConn Head Coach Geno Auriemma, racts to a referee call during the closing seconds in overtime action. The University of Connecticut’s womens basketball team lost to Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana at the Joyce Center by ascore of 74 to 67. Digital Photo by Richard Messina | rmessina@courant.com ORG XMIT: B581687837Z.1 (Richard Messina / Hartford Courant)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN; 4/3/2011:As the outcome became clearer Caroline Doty and Lorin Dixon react from the UConn bench in the National Championship semi final game. UConn lost to Notre Dame 72-63. (MICHAEL McANDREWS / Hartford Courant)
HARTFORD 03/08/11 The University of Connecticut’s Maya Moore hugs teammate Tiffany Hayes as the team celebrates it’s 73-64 victory over Notre Dame in the Big East championship game at the XL Center. CLOE POISSON|cpoisson@courant.com ORG XMIT: B581099452Z.1 (Cloe Poisson / Hartford Courant)