After a 29-year wait, the Stanford women’s basketball team claimed its third national championship.
The Cardinal held off Arizona 54-53 when star guard Aari McDonald missed a shot just before the buzzer.
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The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, Stanford leaves the Alamodome as champion.
Haley Jones scored 17 points to lead the Cardinal and was honored as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
Stanford last won it all in 1992. The 29-year gap between NCAA titles is the longest for any Division I coach in any sport.
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