CLEVELAND, OHIO – 1-Seed South Carolina (38-0) dropped 1-Seed Iowa (34-5), 87-75, inside a sold-out Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon.
National Player of the Year, Caitlin Clark has registered 491 points (NCAA record), 152 assists (NCAA record), 78 3-point field goals (NCAA record) in 17 career NCAA Tournament games.
Iowa is 1-2 all-time against USC.
Lisa Bluder is 1-of-27 Division I women’s basketball coaches to win 20+ games in the NCAA Tournament at one institution.
This marks Iowa’s second trip to the national title in program history.
The Hawkeyes own the most wins in Big Ten conference history. (35)
Clark was the first player in NCAA women’s basketball history to lead the country in scoring and make the title game.
Iowa is first Big Ten team to compete in two consecutive national title games.
Iowa has made 92 three-point baskets in postseason play.
Since 2019, the Hawkeyes are 16-5 in the NCAA Tournament.
Over the last two seasons, Iowa is 20-3 in a tournament setting.
Bluder has the 10th most wins in Division-I women’s basketball history and is third among active DI head coaches (885).
Bluder is 23-18 all-time in NCAA Tournaments at Iowa.
Iowa is 7-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 Seed.
Kate Martin and Clark have started 139 consecutive games together the longest streak by any Division I duo in the last 25 years.
Martin has played in the second-most games in Iowa women’s basketball history. (163)
Gabbie Marshall has played in the most games in Iowa women’s basketball history. (166)
Clark, Marshall and Martin have started 135 games together, the second-most of any trio over the last 25 seasons.
Over the last two seasons, Iowa has won 65 games, which is the best two-year stretch in program history.
The Hawkeyes have made 426 treys this season, which is a Big Ten single season record.
Clark leads the country in 20+ point games this season with 39.
Clark is the only player in the country with 1,200+ points, 325+ assists, and 275+ rebounds this season.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 124-of-139 career games which is the most in program history.
Clark kept her streak alive of 95 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I men’s or women’s player to record 3,900+ points, 1,100+ assists, and 950+ rebounds in a career.
The University of Iowa Athletics Department will hold an end-of-season celebration to honor the NCAA runner-up women’s basketball team on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Fans will have the opportunity to hear from P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Bluder and Hawkeye student-athletes, including National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark and seniors Molly Davis, Sharon Goodman, Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall.
The team’s trophies will be on hand at the celebration, along with the Iowa Spirit Squad, Herky and the Iowa Pep Band.
Parking will be available in lots surrounding Carver-Hawkeye Arena beginning at 4:30 p.m. ADA parking as available will be located in Lot 40.
