Last season, the Iowa Hawkeyes fell in the NCAA Tournament title game to the LSU Tigers after a dominant run led by superstar Caitlin Clark. But even though the Hawkeyes got a chance to play LSU again in the Elite Eight of the tournament this year, it doesn’t sound like the win was about revenge.
After the game, Clark was asked if she saw this year’s win over LSU as revenge for last year’s championship game loss. But Clark revealed that she didn’t necessarily feel that way.
“To be honest, no,” Caitlin Clark said according to On3. “I feel like we prepared for this game. We focus on Iowa, we do what Iowa does, and we’ll come out on top. And that was kind of Coach [Lisa] Bluder‘s message. It’s not about last year. You worry too much about the past, you’re going to get caught up in that. It’s about being present, being where your feet are.”
Revenge or not, the Hawkeyes topped the Tigers in the Elite Eight to keep their NCAA Tournament run alive. They’ll now face the UConn Huskies with a chance to make the championship game for the second consecutive season. We’ll have to see if they can do it.
[On3]
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