Caitlin Clark’s final win at Iowa didn’t come easy.
West Virginia held the highest-scoring team in D-I women’s basketball (92.8 PPG entering Monday) to just 64 points – including less than 50 points entering the fourth quarter and only six points in the second quarter.
“I do think that was one of the better defensive teams we’ve seen all year,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “I’m so proud of our team for only having six turnovers in the second half against that pressure defense. That’s keeping your composure, especially when they tied it up. We found a way to win in a different way, and we won with our defense tonight.”
Clark would not be denied the win in her final game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, scoring 32 points and adding eight rebounds in the win. She also set one last record at home – passing Kelsey Plum for the most points in a D-I season.
For all that Iowa didn’t score on Monday, their defense only allowed West Virginia to score 54 points.
“This might have been our lowest field goal percentage that we’ve ever won a game with,” Bluder said. “We found a way to win in a different way, and we won with our defense tonight.”
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