Caitlin Clark had a formidable Sunday afternoon.
The Iowa University of Women’s Basketball Program immortalized Clark’s career forever when they officially remove his n ° 22 jersey and hung it on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena chevrons. Clark stood with his family when the number was raised at the top of the establishment.
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Former Iowa goalkeeper and the current Indiana Caitlin Clark fever is speaking during a press conference before the match between Iowa and USC on February 2, 2025 in Iowa City. (AP photo / Charlie Neibergall)
Clark was then able to watch the Hawkeyes Stun N ° 4 USC for one of the biggest victories of their season. Lucy Olsen scored 28 points and Addison O’Grady had 13 in the 76-69 victory. The Iowa opened the match on a race of 17-1 but was at halftime before straightening the ship and winning the victory.
Olsen and O’Grady had 23 of the 25 points in the fourth quarter of Iowa.
Juju Watkins, which should be the next female basketball star, led the team with 27 points, five rebounds and three assists. She was 8 out of 22 on the field and played 40 minutes.
But it was not enough for Trojan horses to hold Iowa.
Clark, who has become the top scorer of all time in university basketball by leading Iowa to consecutive appearances in the national championship, spoke of his retirement in Jersey before the match.
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The South California Guard, Juju Watkins, goes to the basket during the first half against Iowa. (AP photo / Charlie Neibergall)
“I feel like I already have these butterflies in your stomach when you enter here,” said Clark at a pre-match press conference. “Not so much for a basketball game now, but obviously just to be with everyone and to enjoy this environment. I don’t have to go compete for 40 minutes, even if I may want me to. I think it will certainly be a little more emotional than I have to compete. “
A closed window crowds of 14,998 attended the match. The former Iowa coach, Lisa Bluder, and the former teammate Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall were present. Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White, and actor David Letterman were also in the match.
Clark thought about Iowa’s victory when she was at the press conference.
“The victory came because of the great culture we had,” she said. “And for me, I hope this is the thing that always remains intact, and I know that it will be will do, because of the large coach staff that we have and the type of players that they are here.
Commemorative towels for the former Iowa guard and the current player of the Indiana Caitlin Clark fever are presented before her pension ceremony of the jersey, on February 2, 2025, in Iowa City. (AP photo / Charlie Neibergall)
“We had players who were altruistic. We had players who did not care about the number of points you were going to score. They will do everything they could for your teammates. They were going to hold their responsible teammates. And I think It is an art lost at university these days, and you do not always see that.
