Another chapter of the Notre Dame - UConn rivalry was added on Sunday afternoon when the Huskies ended the Irish’s March run with a 70-52 thumping at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth in an Elite Eight matchup.

For the first time since 2019, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight. All that stands in the way of the Fighting Irish and a trip to the Final Four in Phoenix is the juggernaut University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies. The two former Big East rivals played this season on January 19, 2026. In that game, UConn outclassed the Irish, beating them 85-47 (the largest in the series). This is also the eighth time they have squared off