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Women’s College Basketball: #4 Iowa Hawkeyes defeat Loyola Chicago Flames, 98-69

IOWA CITY - No. 4 Iowa (12-1, 1-0) defeated Loyola Chicago (6-5, 0-0), 98-69, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night behind Caitlin Clark's triple double.

Caitlin Clark
IOWA CITY – No. 4 Iowa (12-1, 1-0) defeated Loyola Chicago (6-5, 0-0), 98-69, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night behind Caitlin Clark’s triple double.

The Hawkeyes are off to their eighth 12-1 start in program history. Head Coach Lisa Bluder has led Iowa to four 12-1 starts, which is a program-high.

National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, surpassed Jerica Coley to become the NCAA’s seventh all-time leading scorer. Clark registered her 13th career triple-double, her and Sabrina Ionescu are the only players in college women’s basketball history to record a triple-double in four consecutive seasons. It was her second triple-double of the season. She scored 35 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists). It was her 48th career double-double, she is now one shy of cracking the Big Ten’s all-time list. Clark has 49 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)

Clark has registered 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in seven consecutive games which is the longest active streak nationally.

Clark is now the all-time leader in 30+ point performances in men’s and women’s college basketball over the last 25 seasons. (43)

Clark has scored 20+ points in 98-of-113 career games which is the most in program history.

Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in eight out of the last nine games.

Hannah Stuelke notched her seventh game of 10+ points this year and third 20+ point performance of her career.

Sydney Affolter made her second career start with Gabbie Marshall sidelined.

Iowa had four players register double figures.

Clark has surpassed Krista VandeVenter as Iowa’s tenth all-time leading rebounder.

Clark notched her career-high with 17 rebounds.

Iowa is currently riding a nine-game winning streak.

UI improved to 13-1 all-time against the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Clark kept her alive streak of 71 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)

Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 87 occasions which is the best nationally.

Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 90+ points 43 times which is also the best nationally.

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The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will return home to face Minnesota on Dec. 30. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

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