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Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four

Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
LSU VA TECH AT 6 IOWA AND SOUTH CAROLINA AT 8:30 ON ESPN IOWA'S STAR GUARD - CAITLIN CLARK'S GROWING COLLECTION OF AWARDS SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISING. TODAY - SHE WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE AP PLAYER OF THE YEAR. SHE WAS PRESENTED THE TROPHY IN FRONT OF HER COACHES AND TEAMMATES THIS AFTERNOON. JUST <"1:28 SAMURI"I'S SO GLAD THAT YOU GUYS COULD BE HERE CELEBRATING THIS MOMENT WITH ME. IT MAKES IT 100 TIMES MORE SPECIAL. AND I LOVE YOU GUYS TO DEATH. I HAD TO DRAG YOU HERE SUPER SWEATY AND I AM SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT I SERIOUSLY LOVE YOU. AND THE COACHES . YOU HAVE BELIEVED IN ME SINCE I STEPPED ON CAMPUS."> CLARK'S NEXT BIG HONOR COMES AFTER A POTENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN. SHE'S ON THE FINALIS
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Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
Caitlin Clark had another sensational game with 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina’s perfect season with a 77-73 victory on Friday night in the Final Four.The spectacular junior guard, who has back-to-back 40-point games, now has the Hawkeyes in a spot they've never been in before — one victory away from a national championship.They'll have to beat another SEC team to do that as Iowa (31-6) will face LSU in the title game on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers beat Virginia Tech in the other national semifinal.It’s the Tigers' first appearance in the title game as Kim Mulkey became the second coach to take two different teams to the championship game.Thanks to the spectacular play of Clark and the historic year by South Carolina, this was one of the most talked about and highly anticipated matchups in women’s Final Four history,The game lived up to the hype surrounding it, much to the delight of the sellout crowd of over 19,000 fans.Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina (36-1) had won 42 in a row, including last year's championship game.

Caitlin Clark had another sensational game with 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina’s perfect season with a 77-73 victory on Friday night in the Final Four.

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The spectacular junior guard, who has back-to-back 40-point games, now has the Hawkeyes in a spot they've never been in before — one victory away from a national championship.

They'll have to beat another SEC team to do that as Iowa (31-6) will face LSU in the title game on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers beat Virginia Tech in the other national semifinal.

It’s the Tigers' first appearance in the title game as Kim Mulkey became the second coach to take two different teams to the championship game.

Thanks to the spectacular play of Clark and the historic year by South Carolina, this was one of the most talked about and highly anticipated matchups in women’s Final Four history,

The game lived up to the hype surrounding it, much to the delight of the sellout crowd of over 19,000 fans.

Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina (36-1) had won 42 in a row, including last year's championship game.