Baylor Lady Bears

Subscribe to Best of NPR Newsletter

Baylor Beats Notre Dame To Win NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

Lauren Cox (#15) of the Baylor Bears shoots over Brianna Turner (#11) of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Amalie Arena Sunday night in Tampa, Fla. Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Sports

Baylor Beats Notre Dame To Win NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

April 8, 2019 • The Lady Bears held off the Fighting Irish by a single point, 82-81, Sunday night to seal their third national title. The last time Baylor clinched the title was in 2012 against Notre Dame.

Baylor Women End No. 1 UConn's Years-Long Winning Streak

Baylor University center Kalani Brown (21) works around University of Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier during the second half of the NCAA game Thursday in which Baylor defeated UConn 68-57. Ray Carlin/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Ray Carlin/AP

Sports

Baylor Women End No. 1 UConn's Years-Long Winning Streak

January 4, 2019 • In a 68-57 upset, the Baylor Lady Bears handed the UConn Huskies their first regular season loss since 2014.