Morgan William ended UConn's 111-game winning streak in 2017. Arike Ogunbowale hit a buzzer-beater over UConn in the 2018 Final Four ... and another one in the national championship game against Mississippi State (more on that later).
We're reliving some of the most thrilling games in recent women's college basketball memory on Friday.
The Women's Final Four would have begun Friday if not for the NCAA cancellations amid the coronavirus pandemic, so ESPNU will air seven classic Final Four games beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The slate culminates on Sunday with the 2006 and 2018 championships airing in primetime on ESPN. Maryland's victory over Duke in overtime will air at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Notre Dame's buzzer beater to take down Mississippi State at 9 p.m.
Friday
10 a.m.: 2018 Mississippi State vs. Louisville
To say the first game of the 2018 Women's Final Four was thrilling would be an understatement. Roshunda Johnson hit a clutch 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to force overtime, and Victoria Vivians and Teaira McCowan found themselves back in the national championship game with a 73-63 win.
Noon: 2008 Tennessee vs. LSU
Candace Parker won her first national championship the season before, but she became a Tennessee legend by helping the Lady Vols repeat. She had 13 points and 15 rebounds going up against Sylvia Fowles' LSU squad, but it was Alexis Hornbuckle's last-second putback that sent Tennessee back to the title game.
2 p.m.: 2012 Notre Dame vs. UConn
Look away, UConn fans. Sure, Geno Auriemma's Huskies are undefeated when it comes to national championship game appearances, but they are vulnerable in Final Fours. In 2012, the Stefanie Dolson-led Huskies fell to fellow No. 1 seed Notre Dame 83-75 in overtime. A silver lining: UConn would go on to win four straight championships after this.
4 p.m.: 2011 Texas A&M vs. Stanford
Texas A&M trailed by six with two and a half minutes remaining, but a back-and-forth game featured five lead changes in the final minute, including Tyra White's game-winning layup with 4 seconds remaining to give the Aggies the championship.
6 p.m.: 2018 Notre Dame vs. UConn
There were 26 lead changes in this Final Four matchup, and it still came down to overtime. Crystal Dangerfield sank a clutch tying 3-pointer for the Huskies with 29 seconds to go, but this was the first of Arike Ogunbowale's two buzzer-beaters.
8 p.m.: 2017 Mississippi State vs. UConn
The year before, UConn dismantled Mississippi State 98-38 in the Sweet 16. But in 2017, Mississippi State never trailed by more than three points. With the score tied, Morgan William hit the biggest shot of her career, a pull-up jumper at the buzzer to end the Huskies' 111-game winning streak.
Remembering the night Mississippi State slew UConn
10 p.m.: 2015 Notre Dame vs. South Carolina
All-American Jewell Loyd scored 22 points and Madison Cable's only basket of the game lifted Notre Dame to a 66-65 victory over Final Four newcomer South Carolina in the national semifinals.
Sunday
7 p.m.: 2006 Maryland vs. Duke
Maryland won its first NCAA women's title, coming back from a 13-point deficit to force overtime and beat Duke 78-75. Freshman Kristi Toliver hit a 3-pointer at the end of regulation, then made two free throws with 35 seconds left in overtime to give Maryland the decisive lead.
9 p.m.: 2018 Notre Dame vs. Mississippi State
Arike Ogunbowale wasn't done with the heroics after beating UConn. Her championship-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer helped the Irish return to glory with a 61-58 victory over Mississippi State.
Arike Ogunbowale nails the jumper to sink Mississippi State and win the national championship for Notre Dame.