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You know, I don't think Breanna Stewart much appreciated Jewell Loyd being named Big East Freshman of the Year...

It was Notre Dame's last chance to win the Big East title.

An example of the potential value of the forthcoming transition to SB Nation United is demonstrated when big news with national implications breaks, like yesterday's news about Notre Dame moving to the ACC.

When a player like Natalie Novosel goes 0-for-11, there's something more than just the standard "off night" at work. But to Novosel's credit, she did in fact get to the line 8 times against Baylor for an outstanding free throw rate, which is part of what bodes well for her as a WNBA prospect.

In tonight's 80-61 loss to Baylor, Notre Dame wasn't able to close the rebounding differential after halftime, at least in part due to forward Devereaux Peters' foul trouble.

Although it didn't really show up on the scoreboard, Notre Dame really struggled to establish any sort of rhythm in their normally-fluid offense in the first half against UConn in the Final Four. But with the ball in Brittany Mallory's hands toward the end of the first half, the Fighting Irish seemed to calm down a bit.

"My whole team was telling me to keep shooting, they're going to fall, they're going to fall," Notre Dame's Brittany Mallory said. And in overtime against rival Connecticut, Mallory's two 3's were icing on the cake to help the Irish advance to the 2012 NCAA women's national championship game.