SEATTLE — Caitlin Clark put on a show with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 seed Iowa beat fifth-seeded Louisville 97-83 on Sunday and send the Hawkeyes to their first women’s Final Four in 30 years.
The unanimous first-team All-American was as dominant as she has been all season in getting the Hawkeyes to Dallas for the women’s NCAA tournament national semifinals Friday night. The Seattle 4 Region champion will face the winner of the Greenville 1 Region that has South Carolina playing Maryland on Monday night.
Iowa (30-6) hadn’t been to the Final Four since Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer led the team to its lone appearance in 1993. Before Sunday, the team had been to only one other Elite Eight — in 2019 — since that Final Four team.
Clark had the 11th triple-double of her career and the 19th in women’s NCAA tournament history. She also had the first 30- and 40-point triple-double in the tournament’s history.
“I thought our team played really well. That’s what it’s all about. I was going to give it every single thing I had,” said Clark, who was the region’s most outstanding player. “When I came here I said I wanted to take this program to the Final Four, and all you’ve got to do is dream. And all you’ve got to do is believe and…
