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Iowa fills Clark’s void, lands Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen

Lucy Olsen, the No. 3 scorer in Division I women’s basketball this past season at Villanova behind Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and USC’s JuJu Watkins, is transferring to Iowa. The 5-foot-9 guard confirmed her commitment on social media Wednesday. The senior-to-be has one season of eligibility left. Olsen averaged 23.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists […]

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Caitlin Clark appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ ahead of WNBA draft

Live from New York, it’s Caitlin Clark on “Saturday Night Live”! The Iowa Hawkeyes star made a surprise appearance during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment alongside Michael Che and Colin Jost. Clad in a Nike varsity jacket, Clark joined the anchors after Che made a joke referencing her jersey retirement. “You make a lot of […]

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UConn on late foul call: Not the reason we lost to Iowa

CLEVELAND — UConn coach Geno Auriemma said illegal screens could be called “on every single possession” but stopped short of directly criticizing officials for a controversial offensive foul call that helped decide Iowa’s 71-69 victory in Friday’s women’s Final Four. “I just know there were three or four of them called on us, and I […]

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UConn’s Paige Bueckers has to ‘be more selfish,’ Auriemma says

“She definitely didn’t get the ball enough and definitely didn’t play the way she had played in the tournament leading up to today,” Auriemma told reporters after the game. “There was something bothering her. I think it was physical. But she wasn’t her aggressive self.” Asked what might have been ailing Bueckers, Auriemma said, “I […]

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Caitlin Clark, Iowa outduel UConn, return to NCAA title game

CLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark‘s remarkable college basketball career will continue to the women’s NCAA championship game for a second consecutive year, after the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the UConn Huskies 71-69 in the Final Four on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Clark scored 21 points to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Iowa […]

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Iowa-UConn Final Four much more than a Clark and Bueckers duel

CLEVELAND — Hannah Stuelke stood tall inside against one of the best post players in the country. Kate Martin took a shot to the nose, left the court to stop the bleeding, shoved tissues inside her nostrils and then came back to score one crucial basket after the next down the stretch. Gabbie Marshall drew […]

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How South Carolina beat Iowa in women’s 2024 NCAA title game

CLEVELAND — As the final buzzer sounded, South Carolina completed its “revenge tour,” beating Iowa 87-75 to win the national championship and denying Caitlin Clark a title of her own. The highly anticipated rematch of last year’s national semifinals delivered drama, energy, intensity and, yes, lots of points from Clark. But it was South Carolina’s […]

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Women’s Final Four 2024: Can NC State, UConn or Iowa give South Carolina its first loss?

For the second consecutive year, South Carolina enters the final weekend unbeaten and will try to be the 10th team to finish a championship season without a loss. UConn, the most storied program in women’s college basketball with 11 NCAA titles, advances to its 23rd Final Four. Caitlin Clark sits atop the all-time scoring list […]

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Women’s March Madness 2024: What to expect in Iowa-LSU rematch

ALBANY, N.Y. — When the 2024 women’s NCAA tournament bracket came out two weeks ago, all eyes went to Region 2 in Albany and the potential Elite Eight showdown between the teams that met for the national championship last season. On Monday (7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App), that blockbuster arrives, as No. 1 seed Iowa […]

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Women’s March Madness 2024: Predicting every Sweet 16 game

Sixteen teams have advanced to the regional semifinals in Albany and Portland. And the Sweet 16 is packed with potential. All four No. 1 seeds reached the round of 16. Defending champion LSU is back, as is No. 1 overall seed South Carolina, which is 34-0 and chasing a perfect season. Individual star power abounds […]

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