Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers were two of the country’s top freshmen during the 2020-21 season, and now they are standing in the path of each other’s first national title.
Iowa and UConn are facing each other in a must-watch Final Four battle on Friday. This will be Clark’s last chance to win a ring at the college level because she has declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Meanwhile, Bueckers will stick around for one more year, but she is just as hungry to win it all after sitting out all of last season with a torn ACL.
The star guards faced each other as freshmen in the Sweet 16 and gave us a little taste of what we could expect from them later on. Bueckers registered 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a 92-72 victory. Although the Hawkeyes suffered a 20-point loss, Clark showed promise with 21 points, three rebounds and five assists.
While Clark had a standout freshman season, Bueckers became the top player in the country while collecting most of the major awards, including Player of the Year. Although UConn lost in the 2021 Final Four, Huskies fans were confident the best was yet to come for Bueckers.
Fast forward three years, and here the two are meeting each other again –…
