NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark is officially a pro. Clark, the record-breaking face of women’s college basketball, was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The draft was held with fans for the first time since the 2014-16 iterations of the […]
Continue readingThe No. 1 seed Iowa Hawkeyes are back in the National Championship Game after defeating the No. 3 seed UConn Huskies 71-69 in a Final Four classic Friday night. Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark finished with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, while Hannah Stuelke had a game-high 23 points. It was Clark’s 10th career […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — 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 […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — 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 […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — 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 […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — With 47 seconds left in the third quarter of Friday night’s national semifinal against NC State, South Carolina slings the ball around the perimeter. It ends up in transfer guard Te-Hina Paopao‘s hands. She launches a 3-point shot, and the Gamecocks’ bench players stand and cheer with their arms in the air as […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark chucked the ball into the air as the buzzer sounded in the 2023 national semifinals, clinching her Iowa Hawkeyes’ 77-73 upset win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. At the time, the result was shocking: The Hawkeyes had handed the Gamecocks their first loss of the season and advanced to the program’s […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — This women’s Final Four has it all: an undefeated team (South Carolina), the national player of the year (Iowa’s Caitlin Clark), the player with the greatest comeback story this season (UConn’s Paige Bueckers) and the gritty underdogs who assume no one picked them to get here (NC State). During the regionals, the No. […]
Continue readingFor 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 […]
Continue readingALBANY, 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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