Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists in a sensational performance as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the women's NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory on Monday night, in Albany, N.Y. advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four.Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after beating the LSU Tigers 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Monday in Albany, N.Y.
Monday's highly anticipated matchup was a rematch of last year's national championship game won by LSU, which drew a record 9.9 million viewers. Both teams wished that this meeting had come later in the tournament instead of with a Final Four berth at stake, but that was out of their control. Sights and sounds of all 9⃣ of @CaitlinClark22's threes 🤩#MarchMadness x @IowaWBB pic.twitter.com/dQCjGnFhkXFlau'jae Johnson scored 23 points for No. 3 seed LSU , which fell short of becoming the first repeat champion since UConn in 2016. Reese finished with 17 points and 20 rebounds before fouling out with 1:45 left.
Clark has already declared for this year's WNBA draft. Reese, too, will have a decision to make about whether to turn pro or come back with one more season.The game got off to a quick start and the first quarter was an offensive clinic by both teams. Clark got the scoring going early, much to the delight of a pro-Iowa crowd. She hit a 3 to start the game, breaking a tie with Diana Taurasi for most 3-pointers in NCAA Tournament history.
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