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Since watching Notre Dame win the 2001 title, South Bend native Skylar Diggins has been focused on leading the Fighting Irish to another. The senior's last shot has arrived.

From a region full of senior point guards to a pair of Pac-12 vs. SEC showdowns in another, we take a quick look at the next round now that the Sweet 16 is set.

Connecticut says backup point guard Brianna Banks will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right leg.

Duke -- the great unknown this season -- will play its first top-five foe and nationally televised game when it plays at UConn on Big Monday.

In going a perfect 40-0 last season, Baylor managed to make something very difficult look pretty easy. And with all five starters back, led by Brittney Griner, all eyes are on the Lady Bears as they take aim at repeating as national champs.

Gonzaga point guard Taelor Karr will have the toughest job in the building when her team plays Kentucky on Sunday in a regional semifinal, no small feat considering the other semifinal at Ryan Arena features the dual challenges of coaching against Connecticut's Geno Auriemma and defending Penn State's Maggie Lucas.

Skylar Diggins put together one of the greatest Final Four performances of all time in front of the head coach she wanted to play for, the assistant coach she wanted to be like and the home-state crowd she wanted to play in front of as a collegian.

Three out of the four teams heading to the women's Final Four in Indianapolis rely on veteran point guard leadership, and that's not by accident.

When the Sweet 16 gets under way on Saturday afternoon, some of the biggest stars on the court will be the smallest players on the court, the point guards.

Cylones senior point guard Alison Lacey has grown into one of Iowa's favorite daughters, no matter what her accent suggests.

Connecticut point guard Tiffany Hayes left the Huskies' game against Cincinnati on Thursday night with a sprained left ankle.

Lorin Dixon, among the candidates to replace Renee Montgomery as the Huskies starting point guard, sustained a left hamstring injury.

The eyes of Renee Montgomery speak volumes for the UConn point guard when she hasn't even said a thing. And after four seasons of leadership and growth, Montgomery's eyes tell the story of a champion.

Maya Moore's greatest achievement in UConn's perfect season was neither her offense nor her defense. It was her deference in letting it be senior point guard Renee Montgomery's team.

Can Louisville take Tina Charles out of the game? Can young point guard Deseree' Byrd harass UConn's Renee Montgomery just enough? Charlie Creme breaks down the X factors and key individual matchups in Tuesday's title game.

Stanford's semifinal loss to UConn on Sunday wasn't the way the Cardinal hoped to end their season. But they'll return next season a better team with a new focus.