2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game

August 2023 March 2026 2015 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA logo.svg April 7, 2015 2014–15 University of Connecticut Connecticut Huskies 38-1 1 1 Geno Auriemma 31 32 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish 36-3 2 2 Muffet McGraw 23 30 Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Connecticut by ESPN 0.65 (3.08 million)https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-tuesday-cable-originals-4-7-2015.html ShowBuzzDaily's Tuesday Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals 4.7.2015 Metcalf Mitch April 5, 2022 Showbuzz Daily April 8, 2015 women Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) Doris Burke (color) Holly Rowe (sideline) 2014 2016 The 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, played to determine the national champion for the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.Araton, Harvey April 7, 2015 UConn's Win Isn't Pretty, but Title Is a Perfect 10th for Geno Auriemma https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/sports/ncaabasketball/uconn-beats-notre-dame-for-third-straight-ncaa-womens-championship.html The New York Times April 8, 2015 The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win their third consecutive championship. Breanna Stewart was voted Most Outstanding Player for the third straight time.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2015/04/08/connecticut-ten-national-titles-geno-auriemma-brenna-stewart-kaleena-mosqueda-lewis/25448959/ Through 10 titles, winning never gets old for Connecticut James, Brant April 7, 2015 USA Today April 8, 2015 Head coach Geno Auriemma tied John Wooden's record winning ten NCAA national championships. Participants This rematch was the second championship meeting in two years between the teams, the Connecticut Huskies and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The players had a subdued rivalry for this game. The New York Times noted the "absence of hostility" that both coaches said reflected the benefits of getting along. Game summary The 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Game was played on April 7, 2015, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.Associated Press April 7, 2015 UConn Women Beat Notre Dame For 3rd Straight Championship http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/07/huskies-capture-3rd-straight-championship-uconn-beats-notre-dame-63-53/ CBS News April 8, 2015 Notable performances were by Breanna Stewart, voted three years in a row the Most Outstanding Player, and by point guard Moriah Jefferson, who Stewart said ought to have won MOP.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/uconn-women-will-be-favorites-to-win-11th-title-next-year/2015/04/08/67d66c98-ddc1-11e4-b6d7-b9bc8acf16f7_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150416161909/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/uconn-women-will-be-favorites-to-win-11th-title-next-year/2015/04/08/67d66c98-ddc1-11e4-b6d7-b9bc8acf16f7_story.html dead April 16, 2015 UConn women will be favorites to win 11th title next year Feinberg, Doug (Associated Press) The Washington Post April 8, 2015 Jefferson scored 15 points, with 5 assists and 4 steals. Stewart fell in the first half with eight minutes left. She limped off and was retaped. Notre Dame suffered 13 turnovers in the first half and shot only 30 percent from the floor. Notre Dame trailed but was still alive "deep into the second half." Freshman Kia Nurse shot two 3-point baskets with about seven minutes remaining, securing the Huskie's lead. Then senior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who also scored 15 points overall, sealed their lead by scoring twice. President Barack Obama telephoned Auriemma with congratulations, calling the UConn women's basketball program a "sports powerhouse."Obama calls Auriemma to congratulate Huskies Freedman, Dan April 8, 2015 http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2015/04/08/obama-calls-auriemma-to-congratulate-huskies/ April 8, 2015 CT Politics (Hearst) #ffdead April 7, 2015 20:30 EDT Box score #1 Connecticut Huskies 63 #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 53 31–23 32–30 M. Jefferson, K. Mosqueda-Lewis – 15 B. Stewart – 15 M. Tuck – 7 B. Turner – 14 T. Reimer – 11 L. Allen – 7 Amalie Arena • Tampa, Florida 19,810 Denise Brooks, Dee Kantner, Mark Zentz ESPN Broadcast The Championship Game was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.  Dave O'Brien was the play-by-play man with Doris Burke providing on-court commentary. Kevin Negandhi served as the studio host. Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo served as studio commentators.ESPN 2015 NCAA Women's Final Four Fact Sheet – April 5 & 7 http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/04/espn-2015-ncaa-womens-final-four-fact-sheet-april-5-7/ Siegal, Rachel Margolis April 3, 2015 ESPN MediaZone April 5, 2015 ESPN International owns the broadcast rights outside the United States.https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2015-04-04/mens-and-womens-final-fours-title-games-reach-worldwide-markets Men's and Women's Final Fours, title games to reach worldwide markets April 4, 2015 NCAA (Turner) April 8, 2015 The Championship Game was streamed for free on NCAA.com.NCAA Video: Women's Basketball https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketball-women/2015-04-08/wbk-womens-final-four-championship-uconn-huskies-notre-dame NCAA (Turner) April 8, 2015 Radio coverage in the United States was provided by Westwood One.Interviews from the Women's Final Four http://westwoodonesports.com/2015/04/interviews-from-the-womens-final-four/ Westwood One Sports April 8, 2015 See also 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament UConn–Notre Dame rivalry References 2 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball championship games Category:UConn Huskies women's basketball Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball Category:Basketball competitions in Tampa, Florida Category:College basketball tournaments in Florida Category:April 2015 sports events in the United States NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Game Category:2010s in Tampa, Florida Category:Women's sports in Florida