Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes simply gets it. Whatever it is, she knows what to do in every situation and that is why she is so beloved and the face of the NCAA.
After a 2023 national title game that lit the basketball world on fire, Iowa and LSU ran it back this year, but this time their matchup came in the Elite 8. Behind Caitlin Clark’s exceptional 41 points, the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the LSU Tigers 94-87 despite being outrebounded 54-36 to advance to the Final Four.
Caitlin Clark had a full night as she stuffed the stat sheet as she went 13-29 from the field and an astonishing 9-20 from the three-point line. Clark added 7 rebounds and 12 assists in her 13th career 40-point game.
Iowa lost the national championship to Angel Reese & Co. last season, but the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes weren’t having it this time and everyone stepped up to ensure there would be a different outcome.
Caitlin Clark was already being praised for her outstanding performance, but she got even more praise after the game.
Clark was viewed as staying on the court in Albany just so she could sign autographs for hundreds of fans. Cameras caught her signing a shoe for a young fan and completely making her day.
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That is how you create fans and keep them coming back. It may even create a future female basketball star off these interactions.
Caitlin Clark’s Next Matchup Against Paige Bueckers Has Chance To Be A Blockbuster Event
Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark have superstar power just by their names alone. On Friday, those names will come together as the Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the UConn Huskies in the Final Four.
This is the type of matchup with star power that can only help women’s basketball going forward.
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