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Women's College Basketball: Notre Dame stuns No. 1 UConn

Kayla McBride scored 21 points and Skylar Diggins added 19 to help No. 5 Notre Dame upset top-ranked Connecticut, 73-72, in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday in the Big East conference opener for both teams.

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Kayla McBride scored 21 points and Skylar Diggins added 19 to help No. 5 Notre Dame upset top-ranked Connecticut, 73-72, in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday in the Big East conference opener for both teams.

With UConn trailing by 73-72 with 6 seconds left, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis missed a three-pointer from the corner and the Irish (12-1, 1-0 Big East) got the ensuing rebound and ran out the clock as Diggins threw the ball into the air at the final buzzer.

UConn fell to 12-1, 0-1.

Penn State-Abington 85, SUNY Cobleskill 43 - Trish Watson (Conwell-Egan) made history, becoming the host Lions' all-time scoring leader as she totaled 28 points and a career-high 11 assists.

St. Joseph's 66, Penn 53 - Behind a combined 46 points from Chatilla van Grinsven and Natasha Cloud (Cardinal O'Hara), the Hawks (9-5) topped the Quakers (6-5) in Big Five action at the Palestra.

West Chester 75, Lock Haven 64 - Brittany Sicinski (Downingtown West) scored a career-high 21 points, and Alexandra Lennon (Shipley School) added 19, as the visiting Rams (7-4, 4-3 PSAC) beat the Eagles (4-7, 1-6).

Delaware Valley 84, Marywood 78 - In Scranton, the Aggies (6-6) won their fourth straight behind a career-high 30 points from Brenna Coll (Springside).

Sciences 75 Concordia 61 - Becca Ruggear (Oxford) recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to help the host Devils (6-8, 4-3 CACC) snap a three-game losing streak.

Philadelphia U. 70, Post 63 - Kristen Blye (Downingtown East) poured in a season-high 26 points and tied her season-best with 15 rebounds to help the host Rams (7-5, 4-2) hold off the Eagles (7-7, 6-2) in a CACC showdown.

Cabrini 58, Keystone 46 - The host Cavaliers (9-3, 4-0 CSAC) were led by Brittany Sandone (Souderton), who tallied a team-high 15 points, all in the second half. Megan Decker (St. Hubert) added 10 points.

 Arcadia 69, Hood 50 - Samantha Caligiuri (Avon Grove) scored 19 points to lead a trio of double-figure scorers for the Knights (8-5, 1-5 MCOM) in a win over the Blazers (4-7, 2-3).

Widener 76, Lycoming 42 - Jennifer Egee (Ridley) scored 20 points and hit five three-pointers for the host Pride (10-3, 5-1) in the Commonwealth Conference victory over the Warriors (2-10, 2-4).

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