The Iowa Hawkeyes once again eliminated the Colorado Buffaloes in the Sweet Sixteen stage like last year, this time winning 89-68 on Saturday at March Madness.
Lisa Bluder’s squad will now face Louisiana State University (No. 3) in the Elite 8 on Monday, in a repeat of last year’s final. Iowa, which found itself in the top 8 for the sixth time in program history, lost 102-85 to LSU, which won its first national title.
“It’s good for women’s basketball,” Clark said. I followed their matches a lot, and what they do for women’s basketball is exceptional, they have a lot of support. They’re having a great season and it’s going to be a great match. »
Caitlin Clark led her section’s top seed with 29 points, 15 assists and 6 rebounds against fifth-seeded Albany, New York. It was her 65th game with at least 25 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, far ahead of the one who follows her closest in this regard, Dyaisha Fair (Syracuse), with 16.
She also tied Diana Taurasi’s record for three-pointers in the NCAA tournament, with a total of 61. She is approaching the records for points and assists.
The star player was better supported than in the last game against West Virginia, alongside Sydney Affolter (15 points), Kate Martin (14), Gabbie Marshall (14) and Hannah Stuelke (11). Against the Mountaineers, she had half of her team’s points (32) in the last meeting while only two other of her teammates had points, compared to seven today.
“It was all a team effort. We moved the ball well, we executed well in all facets of the game,” said Clark.
Iowa rebounded well after putting up just 64 points last week, one of its worst offensive performances of the season.
In the loss, Aaronette Vonleh had 13 points. Frida Formann, who has an efficiency of over 42% on long field goals this year, made three of her eight attempts to finish with 12 points, as did Maddie Nolan.
2024-03-30 21:10:00
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