Because this week has a brought a flood of women’s college basketball news, here’s a special edition of “Around the NCAAW,” highlighting the latest happening from across the sport ahead of the Final Four.
Women’s March Madness viewership, tickets prices sky rocket
Monday night’s national championship rematch between Iowa and LSU was the most-watched women’s college basketball game of all time.
Expect the Final Four games also to attract big numbers, as the average price of admission to Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the national semifinals is $2,323, according to data collected this week. Last year, a Final Four ticket averaged $400.29.
The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the women’s NCAA Final Four compared with that for the men’s semifinals, according to a technology company that analyzes prices across multiple platforms. https://t.co/oDvCyzgSxi
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Clark, Brink and Staley take Naismith Awards
On Wednesday, the winners of the Naismith Awards were announced.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was named the Naismith Player of the Year for the second season in a row; she’s also the 10th player to win the award in back-to-back seasons and the…
