4/7/2024 (2023-2024)
NCAA National Championship

Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse [Cleveland, Ohio]

#2 Iowa vs #1 South Carolina #2 Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball vs #1 South Carolina on 4/7/2024 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 75 - 87

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Head Coach: Lisa Bluder
Attendance: 18,300
Start Time: 2:00 PM CST
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RECAP

Iowa got out to a quick start, leading 10-2 and by 11 points at one point, and ended the 1st quarter leading 27-20. Caitlin Clark scored 18 points in the quarter, setting a title game record. South Carolina tied the game at 27-27 early in the 2nd quarter, and took the lead 36-34, and led 49-46 at halftime. The Gamecocks jumped to a 11-point lead in the 3rd quarter, and led by 14 points in the 4th quarter. Iowa hit two straight 3's to cut the deficit to 6, down 76-70. They would be as close as 80-75, but could not get any closer. Clark scored 30 points in her final game at Iowa.

South Carolina scored 37 points off the bench, and had a distinct height advantage, outrebounding Iowa 51-29. They capped off their undefeated season with their 3rd national championship.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 27 19 13 16 75

South Carolina 20 29 19 19 87

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PLAYER GAME QUOTES

One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. There’s not a regret in my mind of how things went. I’ll be able to sleep at night even though I never won a national championship. Everything I’ve done, there’s so much to be proud of. I don’t sit and sulk about the things that never happened.
-- Caitlin Clark
Asked to her after her final game in the national championship game.

I don’t get nervous for games. It’s crazy, like it’s the national championship, and I walk out there and I’m as calm as can be. I think that’s because I trust all the work I’ve put in. I know I’ve been ready for these moments. I know this is my last time playing in a Hawkeye uniform, like there’s nothing to lose. We’re the underdog. Go out there and have a blast. I feel like that’s what I’ve done. I’m proud of the way I’ve carried myself. It’s certainly been hard at times, to always be in the spotlight and have everybody’s eyeballs on you. But I wouldn’t change it for the world. The positive and the negative.
-- Caitlin Clark
After the national championship game, in her last game as a Hawkeye.

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