Baylor wins 3rd NCAA women's basketball championship

The Baylor Lady Bears celebrate their NCAA tournament win.
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In a thrilling final to this year's women's NCAA Tournament, Baylor University defeated Notre Dame 82-81.

At one point, Baylor had a 17-point lead over Notre Dame, but that fell apart in the third quarter. During the fourth quarter, with just 3.9 seconds left on the clock, Baylor's Chloe Jackson made a layup, giving the Lady Bears a two-point lead. Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale was then fouled, but only made one of her free throws, giving Baylor the win by one point. This is Baylor's third women's NCAA championship, having also won in 2005 and 2012.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.