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COL BKB (W): Notre Dame 80, Maryland 49

RALEIGH, N.C., March 28 (UPI) -- Skylar Diggins had a triple-double Tuesday to lead Notre to an 80-49 win over Maryland and second straight trip to the NCAA Women's Final Four.

Diggins scored 22 points and had 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Natalie Achonwa added 18 points, Kayla McBride scored 16 and Natalie Novosel scored 14 for the Fighting Irish (34-3) who advance to play Big East rival Connecticut in Denver.

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Baylor and Stanford are also in the Final Four. All four teams were No. 1 seeds in their region.

Alyssa Thomas led Maryland (31-5) with 17 points and six rebounds. Alicia DeVaughn and Tianna Hawkins both scored 10 points.

The Lady Terrapins shot 38.5 percent from the field in the first half and went into the locker room trailing 40-21. They opened the second half by missing their first five shots while Notre Dame shot 56.7 percent in the second half.

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