ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark had 29 factors and 15 assists to steer top-seeded Iowa to an 89-68 win over fifth-seeded Colorado within the girls’s NCAA Event on Saturday, establishing a rematch of final yr’s nationwide title recreation towards LSU.
The Tigers, who beat the Hawkeyes within the championship recreation a yr in the past, topped UCLA in Saturday’s earlier semifinal within the Albany 2 Area. The groups will play Monday night time.
Clark obtained the Hawkeyes (32-4) going early, driving to the basket for simple layups or throwing implausible passes. About the one factor lacking from Clark’s day was one in all her signature midcourt emblem photographs. She took a pair, however missed.
The NCAA’s all-time Division I scoring chief has dazzled off the courtroom as properly. She’s a transcendent participant who has introduced document rankings and attendance to the game. The sold-out crowd was crammed with women and boys sporting No. 22 Iowa shirts who cheered at each play their favorite participant made.
Clark threaded the needle with a phenomenal bounce cross to Hannah Stuelke for a layup earlier than the tip of the primary quarter that gave the Hawkeyes a 22-14 lead. Clark had six factors, six assists and three rebounds within the opening 10 minutes.
She completed the primary half with 15 factors and eight assists because the Hawkeyes have been up 48-35 on the break.
Iowa scored the primary six factors of the third quarter and Colorado (24-10) couldn’t get inside single digits the remainder of the way in which.
The Buffaloes made their first back-to-back journeys to the Candy 16 for the reason that 2002-03. In addition they have been knocked out final yr by Iowa, falling 87-77 in the identical spherical.
Aaronette Vonleh scored 13 factors and Frida Formann had 12 for the Buffs.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Clark moved to sixth all-time in school basketball scoring with 3,859 factors. She handed Miriam Walker-Samuels and Deb Remmerde, each of whom performed within the NAIA. Walker-Samuels had 3,855 factors and Remmerde was one behind her. Clark shall be hard-pressed to get into the highest 5 as Grace Beyer is subsequent at 3,961 factors.
UP NEXT
The NCAA couldn’t have requested for a greater matchup within the regional remaining than LSU and Iowa taking part in for an opportunity to get to the Closing 4 in Cleveland.
