Caitlin Clark propelled Iowa to its second-straight Final Four on Monday behind yet another generational Elite Eight performance.
The rematch between last year’s national championship matchup lived up to the hype, with Iowa getting the better of LSU, 94-87. And in that win, Clark had 41 points – including nine 3-pointers – 12 assists and seven rebounds en route to being named the Most Outstanding Player of the Albany regional.
But if you ask Clark, revenge wasn’t on Iowa’s mind.
“It’s not about last year,” she said postgame. “You worry too much about the past, you’re going to get caught up in that. It’s about being present, being where your feet are.”
The two teams were tied at the half with 45 points apiece, but Clark hit four of her nine three pointers in the third quarter to help give Iowa an 11 point lead headed into the fourth that they never let up. Now, Iowa will go to back-to-back Final Fours for the first time ever, and it comes after they lost some key players from last year’s tournament run.
“Everybody at the beginning of the year kept saying, ‘Oh, Iowa lost so much. They lost all this offense and two starters,'” coach Lisa Bluder said. “Everybody kept focusing on that. And…
