UConn's Paige Bueckers has habit of beating Iowa's Caitlin Clark

Carbon tax protest at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border | SaltWire #newbrunswick #novascotia #rallyPORTLAND, Ore. -- Depending on the mathematics applied, Caitlin Clark is 0-3 head-to-head with UConn's Paige Bueckers.

Former Team USA backcourt mates, Bueckers was named Naismith Women's College Basketball Player of the Year as a true freshman, when Clark led the nation in scoring at more than 26 points per game the same year.And then they met on the court in the Sweet Sixteen at the end of the 2020-21 season, with Bueckers approaching a triple-double -- 18 points, nine rebounds, eight assists -- in a dominant win over Iowa. Clark had 21 points in the 92-72 defeat.

"That's what we want to focus on. We don't want to focus on rivalries or paybacks or anything like that. That's just not us." While Clark became the all-time leading scorer and two-time Player of the Year, Bueckers battled back to All-American status this season and has already committed to returning to UConn next season. Clark is on her way to the WNBA and all-but-certain No. 1 pick status.

"It's pretty remarkable. Next weekend should be just as much fun as this weekend," Auriemma said."Yeah, I hope Caitlin Clark had a personal agenda against LSU. I know there's nothing personal between me and her. I don't need to be seeing her drop 50 on us next weekend, you know?

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