Iowa coach’s postgame complaint after Caitlin Clark’s scoreless fourth quarter converts her coronation into a loss
LINCOLN — Caitlin Clark peeked her head into the room, realizing she’d have to wait, in the hallway, before talking to nearly 40 reporters.
Most of them had traveled to Nebraska, on Super Bowl Sunday, for Clark’s coronation. And for three quarters of No. 2 Iowa’s stunning 82-79 loss to NU, Clark looked primed to both break the NCAA’s career scoring mark for women’s basketball and run her personal record against the Huskers to 9-0.
LINCOLN — Caitlin Clark glanced inside the chamber, sensing she would have to wait to speak with about forty reporters in the hallway.
On Super Bowl Sunday, the majority of them had made the trip to Nebraska for Clark’s coronation. And for three quarters of No. 2 Iowa’s thrilling 82-79 loss to NU, Clark appeared poised to run her personal record against the Huskers to 9-0 as well as shatter the NCAA record for women’s basketball lifetime scoring.
LINCOLN — Caitlin Clark peered into the room, realizing she would have to wait to talk to the forty or so reporters who were waiting outside.
Most of them had traveled to Nebraska for Clark’s coronation on Super Bowl Sunday. And for three quarters of No. 2 Iowa’s exciting 82-79 loss to NU, Clark looked ready to break the NCAA record for women’s basketball lifetime scoring and run her personal record against the Huskers to 9-0.
Lincoln: Caitlin Clark peered into the room, realizing she would have to wait to talk to the about forty reporters that were waiting outside.
Most of them had traveled to Nebraska for Clark’s coronation on Super Bowl Sunday. And for three quarters of No. 2 Iowa’s exciting 82-79 loss to NU, Clark seemed like she was going to break the NCAA record for women’s basketball lifetime scoring and expand her personal record against the Huskers to 9-0.
Lincoln: Seeing that she would have to wait to speak with the roughly forty reporters that were waiting outside, Caitlin Clark looked into the room.
On Super Bowl Sunday, the majority of them had gone to Nebraska for Clark’s coronation. During the first three quarters of No. 2 Iowa’s thrilling 82-79 loss to NU, Clark looked as though she would surpass the NCAA record for lifetime scoring in women’s basketball and set a new personal best against the Huskers, going 9-0.
Lincoln: Caitlin Clark peered into the room, realizing she would have to wait to meet with the approximately forty reporters that were waiting outside.
Most of them had traveled to Nebraska for Clark’s coronation on Super Bowl Sunday. In the first three quarters of No. 2 Iowa’s exciting 82-79 loss to NU, Clark appeared to be on track to break the NCAA record for women’s basketball lifetime scoring and establish a new personal best with a 9-0 performance against the Huskers.
The mood was described by Markowski as “kind of scary.” Usually, it’s Nebraska supporters breaking into other schools’ home arenas. Not on Sunday.
After thirty minutes of playtime, Iowa also had it all wrapped up. Forward 69-55. cruising. The scoring record is shown. What took place?
Senior guard Kate Martin stated, “We got away from Iowa basketball in the fourth quarter.” “Instead of playing to win, we’ve been playing to not lose.”
How?
Martin advised, “Just get comfortable sometimes.” “Then, you might not be crashing (the boards) as hard, I don’t know, you get complacent sometimes.”
especially when Nebraska plays a defense that head coach Amy Williams referred to as “junk.” Shelley, a competitor of Clark’s who scored ten of her twenty-three points in the fourth quarter, saw it through.
Shelley remarked, “We had some amazing bench players who went in and face-guarded her.” “And in an effort to contain the other four players, I believe our team made a really good adjustment off the ball.”
Martin advised, “Just get comfortable sometimes.” “Then, you might not be crashing (the boards) as hard, I don’t know, you get complacent sometimes.”
especially when Nebraska plays a defense that head coach Amy Williams referred to as “junk.” Shelley, a competitor of Clark’s who scored ten of her twenty-three points in the fourth quarter, saw it through.
Shelley remarked, “We had some amazing bench players who went in and face-guarded her.” “And in an effort to contain the other four players, I believe our team made a really good adjustment off the ball.”
According to Clark, Iowa’s offense did not perform well enough to overcome the defenses. The players did not move quickly enough or cut. Additionally, every Iowa player missed open looks, but Clark most notably.
She acknowledged that she was a bit
Now that he is a senior, Clark has gained some knowledge. similar to embracing a challenging quarter. She asserted that Iowa can still win Big Ten and national championships.
Clark remarked, “Don’t let one bad loss ruin the remaining however many games we have left.”
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