CLEVELAND – Caitlin Clark’s career at Iowa is going to end in the national championship game.
Clark and the Hawkeyes advanced to the title game for a second consecutive season, beating UConn 71-69 in the Final Four on Friday night. They’ll play South Carolina, who defeated NC State earlier in the night.
Clark and Iowa lost to LSU in the national championship game last year, and college basketball’s all-time leading scorer has talked often this season of the job not being done and wanting more. Well, now she’s going to get the chance to end her illustrious career in perfect fashion.
Clark has already said she’s foregoing her fifth COVID year and is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. She doesn’t need a title to cement her legacy, but it sure would be a perfect sendoff.
Iowa’s win ends a remarkable run by UConn, which reached the Final Four despite having just eight available players after a rash of injuries.
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Reactions to offensive foul call on Aaliyah Edwards in final seconds
When Aaliyah Edwards was called for an offensive foul in the final seconds of the game, UConn coach Geno Auriemma looked as if he’d been punched in the gut.
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and Andraya Carter didn’t agree with the ref’s call either.
“I hated the call. You’ve got to give Gabbie Marshall credit for trying to fight over the screen….
