So much for pressure. Notre Dame (34-3) is on the cusp of redemption after losing to Texas A&M in last year's championship game. The win set up a fourth meeting this season with UConn.
Wooden Award
Elena Delle Donne of Delaware, Brittney Griner of Baylor, Nnemkadi Ogwumike of Stanford, Skylar Diggins of Notre Dame, and Julie Wojta of Wisconsin are the finalists for the John R. Wooden Award given to the top women's college basketball player.
Griner and Ogwumike were finalists last year, when Maya Moore of Connecticut won for the second time. All five women were named to the women's Wooden All-American team on Wednesday.
Griner, Ogwumike, and Diggins have led their teams to the women's Final Four in Denver. Griner's team is ranked No. 1 and at 38-0 is two wins away from completing a perfect season.
The women's Wooden winner will be announced on April 6 in a ceremony at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
WNCAA in Trenton
The 2013 NCAA women's basketball tournament will hold one of its four regional sites at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton.
Exact dates were not announced, nor were locations of the first- and second- round sites that feed the local regional. Other regional sites are the Ted Constant Center in Norfolk, Va.; Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City; and Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash.
- Inquirer wire services
