Skylar Diggins-Smith is no stranger to getting to the biggest stages in basketball.
At Notre Dame she helped lead the Irish to three Final Four appearances and played in two NCAA Championship games and she’s played in helped Team USA win gold in the summer Olympics.
Diggins-Smith now stars for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA who are playing in the league finals. Trailing Chicago 1-0 in the series, the Mercury were in overtime in a game two they desperately needed to win. Leading by three late in overtime Diggins-Smith put the game on ice.
.@SkyDigg4 WITH THE DAGGER 🤐#CountIt pic.twitter.com/4BQUtylc6k
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 14, 2021
With the series now even at one the teams head to Chicago for games three and four in the best-of-five. Game three takes place Friday night.
Related: The best still images of Skylar Diggins-Smith at Notre Dame