SPOKANE, Wash.

With all the options for Notre Dame, Kathryn Westbeld became the one that received a little less attention.

Despite playing on an injured ankle, Westbeld came up with the biggest game of her career to help the Fighting Irish find their way back to the Final Four.

Westbeld scored 20 points, Jessica Shepard added 18 and Notre Dame reached the Final Four for the eighth time in school history by defeating Oregon 84-74 on Monday night.

Westbeld hurt her ankle in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and scored a total of 12 points in the previous four games. It was a familiar development for the Irish, who have been racked by injuries this season.

But Westbeld stepped up and made 9 of 12 shots while teaming with Shepard for an inside attack that hurt the Ducks for most of the night. Notre Dame (33-3) outscored Oregon 52-38 in the paint and outrebounded the Ducks 51-29 in the Spokane Regional final.

Arike Ogunbowale added 19 points and Marina Mabrey had 15 for the Irish. It’s the sixth Final Four for Notre Dame since 2011 and old friend UConn awaits in the semis Friday night in Columbus, Ohio.

First-team all-American Sabrina Ionescu led Oregon (33-5) with 26 points, but the Ducks struggled offensively over the final 20 minutes. Oregon shot 8 of 31 in the second half and Ionescu had just seven points after the break.

The Ducks were unable to find other scoring options. Ruthy Hebard had 12 points in the first half and just five in the second half.