Caitlin Clark

Women's NCAA Tournament - Iowa defeats undefeated South Carolina, soaring into first national championship game. Yahoo Sports women's college basketball ...

Caitlin Clark and Iowa are favored in the national title game against LSU on Sunday.

[Caitlin Clark](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/player/caitlin-clark-G6ZFpwMQX0fVtok6/) and [Iowa](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/team/iowa-hawkeyes/) knocked off previously undefeated [South Carolina](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/team/south-carolina-gamecocks/) in the second semifinal on Friday. Both teams are in the national title game for the first time. While it’s at least a minor surprise to see these teams in this game, nothing would be a major surprise on Sunday. Iowa again built the lead to nine early in the third quarter and only trailed once, briefly, in a close fourth quarter of a 77-73 win. [Alexis Morris](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/player/alexis-morris-OentKkgNspNHa8Xg/) scored 27 points and [Angel Reese](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/player/angel-reese-meEvhBE1yC1kNsqM/) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. The Hawkeyes raced out to a hot start, leading by nine after the first quarter, but the lead was cut down to just one by halftime.

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark comes from an athletic family. Her genes were passed on by her father Brent Clark.

Clark is a fairly decent comparison to [Luka Doncic](https://www.sportsmanor.com/tag/luka-doncic/) of the [NBA](https://www.sportsmanor.com/category/basketball/nba/). He served for the basketball as well as the baseball teams of Simpson College. Both of her siblings are actively participating in sports. Caitlin Clark currently plays for the Iowa Hawkeyes and leads them offensively. The 20-year-old is inching herself to stardom and even though she hasn’t yet declared her plans following college, she is destined to go down in history. The college basketball star has risen to an elite level of athletes, earning multiple accolades and achievements before even going pro.

DALLAS — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a.

DALLAS (AP) — South Carolina won't repeat as the NCAA women's national champion. The Gamecocks' shot at perfection and a repeat ended with a 77-73 loss to ...

After trailing into the fourth quarter for only the second time this season, Staley’s team quickly erased a four-point deficit in the first minute. South Carolina was the first undefeated team since UConn in 2018 to lose in the Final Four. “The decision is a big decision. Boston finished with eight points and 10 rebounds in 25 1/2 minutes on the court. While the 6-foot-5 Boston is a senior, she could return for another title chance because of the COVID-19 season that didn't count against any player's eligibility. There hasn't been a repeat national champion since UConn won four in a row from 2013-16.

The Hawkeyes were confident in their game plan and star guard Clark to take down the undefeated reigning champ Gamecocks in the NCAA tournament.

'The Jordans are different. The Taurasis are different.' Clark showed she is too, defying another team's expert game plan to contain her.

Three years of Clark being the best player on the court in losses, lamenting that her team usually loses when she sets scoring records. When her team needed points down the stretch, Clark was the one to take every shot. It was a moment that threatened to unravel everything Iowa had worked for, the moment when the Gamecocks could have reasserted themselves as the favorites. You’re trying to do your best, and you’re putting your best defenders on her and she finds a way to score,” Iowa guard Kate Martin said. No matter who the Gamecocks put on her, Clark was able to blow by to get to the hoop. On the ensuing possession, the Gamecocks successfully walled off the fifth-year center, so a step-back 3-pointer from the logo was in order. [Louisville](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/team/louisville-cardinals/) in the Elite Eight. That meant Czinano was either rolling into open space if the frontcourt defender came up to the level of the screen, or attacking on the move, where her size disadvantage was mollified by her superb footwork. The first tactic was driving to the basket, knowing that the help was unlikely to come. They stayed home on Iowa’s shooters, trusting their guards and wings to contain Clark one-on-one as best as possible, and forcing the Hawkeyes to beat them with 2-pointers. [South Carolina](https://theathletic.com/womens-college-basketball/team/south-carolina-gamecocks/)’s defense has loomed for Iowa since the two schools were drawn in the same regional a year ago. Teams pressure her full court, rotate defenders to tire her out, throw traps at her, often running the full gamut of options to make life difficult for Clark, and for the

Caitlin Clark delivered an extraordinary performance against the reigning champions in what could turn out to be a landmark game for women's basketball.

Her work was done: She had scored or assisted on every single one of Iowa’s 18 points in the fourth quarter. she ran the gamut of who she is as a player,” Staley said. [her history-making 40-point triple double in the Elite Eight](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/27/caitlin-clark-iowa-final-four/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10) and her other exhibitions of [sheer offensive fabulosity](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/14/caitlin-clark-iowa-ncaa-tournament/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10). She hit the 37-point mark on a read-and react dash to the rim and underhanded caress off the glass, to give the Hawkeyes a 73-69 edge with 1:19 to go. The Gamecocks’ combination of size, skill and relentless sweat during their unbeaten streak tended to make all other teams feel like they suddenly had to grow — do more than usual. “A lot of people don’t understand how hard it is to be at the top. There was a sense that a wholly unprecedented number of eyes were on the contest: The Elite Eight had drawn Clark carried perhaps a larger burden than any other individual performer, and that is no slight to anyone else on the floor. As she backpedaled triumphantly, every giddy lover of the game of basketball knew that Iowa was about to really do this thing, take down mighty South Carolina on its way to the NCAA championship game, and that it would happen through the hands of this flickeringly luminescent player. 3 defense and unbeaten defending champion behind the 2022 player of the year, post-occupier Aliyah Boston, and Iowa was the No. And it wasn’t just about the hunt for championship metal and crystal. DALLAS — Caitlin Clark passed the 30-point mark and headed toward yet another 40-plus on one of those classic “logo” threes, the sort of shot that will live on in the mind and make people lie through their popcorn-filled teeth years from now.

The first team All-American was sensational as the Hawkeyes ended the Gamecocks' undefeated season.

It’s one of the coolest things I’ll ever do in my life.” We just do it for the person to our left and our right.” “I think I’m just really, really thankful to be in this position more than anything,” Clark said. But at the same time, the people in our locker room believed in us. That’s all you need is a belief in one another, a confidence in one another. She had the ball in her hands almost all the time tonight against some pretty good defensive players.” She offered effusive praise of Dawn Staley’s South Carolina squad following a showdown she called “a tremendous game for women’s basketball.” “No, she was on point. Bluder and associate head coach Jan Jansen prioritized relationship building with a young Clark, and it worked. We just came together and said, ‘Next-play mentality,’ and that’s all you can do, really.” “Even I find myself just standing in awe watching her every single day. In so many regards, not only scoring, but passing the ball, handling the ball.

In the biggest matchup of her life, Iowa's dazzling point guard poured in 41 points to set a NCAA Tournament semifinal scoring record and put her Hawkeyes ...

Clark became the sixth player to score over 1,000 points in a season. Clark then scored another layup on the other end out of a timeout to make it a four-point game. The defense seemed to bamboozle the Gamecocks, who finished 4 for 20 from behind the 3-point line. Clark answered right back with two deep 3-pointers and an assist to Monika Czinano to give the Hawkeyes a 67-62 lead. You've got to give them a lot of credit," Clark said. Slowed by foul trouble, Boston had just eight points and 10 rebounds as the Hawkeyes packed the paint, brazenly daring South Carolina to shoot from the outside. The game lived up to the hype surrounding it— the best player vs. Clark has created quite a stir since going to college in her home state. South Carolina got within 69-68 on Raven Johnson's 3-pointer before Clark got a steal for a layup with 3:32 left. She now has the Hawkeyes in a spot they've never been in before — one victory away from a national championship. I have all the confidence in the world in this group, and they believe right back in me, and that's all you need," Clark said. The last time the Hawkeyes advanced this far was 1993 under coach C.

Caitlin Clark stood out for Iowa on Friday and led her team to a 77-73 victory over South Carolina to seal qualification to the Hawkeyes' first national ...

So talented was Clark that some even complained that she shouldn't be allowed to play in their league. That would be really, really fun." "Two really great teams that went at it. [Cavinder Twins reveal they dealt with troubling news at March Madness](https://www.marca.com/en/ncaa/2023/03/29/64237b00268e3e29418b45ed.html) [Caitlin Clark](https://www.marca.com/en/ncaa/2023/03/27/6421c8ace2704e691d8b45c9.html) stood out for Iowa on Friday and led her team to a 77-73 victory over South Carolina to seal qualification to the Hawkeyes' first national title game. [Caitlin Clark named Player of the Year: The amazing stats of the NCAA's hottest shooter](https://www.marca.com/en/ncaa/2023/03/31/6426d96be2704ed24f8b45e1.html) [basketball](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba.html) player in America.

The Iowa superstar scored 41 points in her second-straight NCAA tournament game.

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark has dazzled basketball fans this March with a bevy of high-scoring feats, including a 41-point triple-double against Louisville in ...

The sports world came out in full support for Clark, who dropped 41 points on South Carolina to lead Iowa to its first national championship game.

Caitlin one of those generational players. [April 1, 2023] I mean, she was everything that we saw on film. Numerous athletes lauded the newly minted National Player of the Year, from MVPs to All-Pros. Clark drew plenty of praise for her performance. To see a superstar put their stamp on the biggest game of the year is certain to inspire much reaction.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark waved off a wide-open South Carolina player as the Hawkeyes beat the undefeated Gamecocks Friday night to advance to the national ...

"I’m sure some people wished this was a series of seven games." I have all the confidence in the world in this group, and they believe right back in me, and that’s all you need," Clark said. Amazing." "I love me some Caitlin Clark," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. [send the Hawkeyes](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/iowa-hawkeyes) to the program's first national championship game. [undefeated South Carolina](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/south-carolina-gamecocks) in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

This wasn't David beating Goliath. It was LeBron James taking Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Co. to the finals only if Cleveland had beaten San Antonio instead of ...

The only issue with Staley on Friday was a lack of adjustments regarding some perimeter players that Iowa was begging to shoot. This loss is going to sting for as long as the night will be remembered for Clark’s heroics, and it’ll hurt even more if Iowa doesn’t finish the job. Dawn Staley didn’t have to gamble with her best option, and the rest for Boston worked out as SC outscored the Hawkeyes, 24-16, in the second quarter with the help of Zia Cooke and a relentless attack on the offensive glass. However, Taurasi was the leader of a South Carolina-type juggernaut at UConn and never had to do (at least collegiately) what was required of Clark. Iowa definitely got some help from the zebras, who weren’t exactly whistle-happy but still tagged Aliyah Boston with two quick fouls that led to substantial time on the bench in the first half. The women’s player of the year has been compared to Diana Taurasi, and that’s a perfectly apt comparison.

The most dominant player in women's college basketball, Clark has already been recognized as the 2023 Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy, Associated Press, Ann Meyers ...

Clark and the second-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team (31-6) will face ninth-ranked LSU (33-2) on Sunday in the national championship at American Airlines Center in Dallas. She became the first player in NCAA Tournament history with back-to-back 40-point games when she netted 41 points in Iowa’s win over the Gamecocks. She is the first Division I women’s basketball player to record more than 1,000 points and 300 assists in the same season. She became the first player in NCAA Tournament history to record a 40-point triple-double. She leads Division I in several statistical categories including assists per game (8.6), three-pointers made (132), and triple-doubles (5). The most dominant player in women’s college basketball, Clark has already been recognized as the 2023 Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy, Associated Press, Ann Meyers Drysdale and The Athletic National Player of the Year, as well as being voted a Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Clark was already the most recognizable player in women's college basketball before the NCAA tournament tipped off. Her legend has only grown over the last ...

"She has this innate feel to know where players are going to be on her body and know how to hit the pocket pass," Burke said as a guest on "The Bird and Taurasi Show." She's special." She puts the ball where it needs to be." Pretty amazing to me," Morris said. I would get a flagrant. I think we have not seen a player like her," the two-time WNBA champion and three-time MVP said. I would get a technical. It's Caitlin's time right now and I think that's great for women's basketball." [Diana Taurasi](https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/585/diana-taurasi) in her consistency of shooting and being able to take over a game. "And I say that because she's a mixture of ... I think it's great for the game. Clark was already the most recognizable player in women's college basketball before the NCAA tournament tipped off.