![]() That brought most of the pro-Iowa crowd of nearly 12,000 fans to their feet. Trailing by five at the half, Louisville cut its deficit to 48-47 before Clark and the Hawkeyes scored the next 11 points as part of a 17-6 run to blow the game open. Are you kidding me? That’s mind-boggling.” A 40-point triple-double against Louisville to go to the Final Four. I don’t know how else to describe what she does on the basketball court. “We keep talking about destiny and how it’s supposed to happen. “It’s like a storybook, been like that all year long,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. She had the first 30- and 40-point triple-double in March Madness history. Before Sunday, the team had only been to one other Elite Eight – in 2019 – since the Final Four team.Ĭlark had the 11th triple-double of her career and the 19th in NCAA Tournament history. Vivian Stringer led the team to its lone appearance in 1993. ![]() Iowa (30-6) hadn’t been to the Final Four since Hall of Fame coach C. That’s what I did, and that’s what our girls did and that’s what our coaches did and we’re going to Dallas, baby.” And all you’ve got to do is believe and work your butt off to get there. “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. I was going to give it every single thing I had,” said Clark, who was the region’s most outstanding player. ![]()
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