IOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark said it ran through her mind that Iowa had been here before.
Almost a year ago to the day, the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes were upset at home by a 10-seed in the women’s NCAA tournament.
On Sunday, again before a sold-out crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa was in the same spot: No. 2 vs. No. 10, close game late. With a two-point lead and the ball in her hands with less than a minute left, Clark had one goal.
“I wasn’t going to let us lose again,” Clark said. “I knew I could go get us a bucket. Definitely, there’s pressure … but you wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Clark scored, and the Hawkeyes held on for a 74-66 win over Georgia, sending Iowa to the Sweet 16 in the Seattle 4 Regional, where the Hawkeyes will face the winner of Monday’s matchup between Duke and Colorado.
It will be the second Sweet 16 appearance for Clark; the Hawkeyes also got that far her freshman season in 2021, when they lost to UConn.
Last year, 10th-seeded Creighton beat Iowa 64-62 in the second round en route to the Elite Eight. That…
