Caitlin Clark’s historic career in U.S. women’s college basketball came to an end this Sunday with a painful loss to the University of Iowa against South Carolina (87-75), which was crowned NCAA champion without losing a game throughout the championship.
In a match that attracted the attention of American sports figures, such as Lebron James who commented on some incidents of the match on her social networks, Caitlin Clark once again shone on the court with 30 points and eight rebounds, numbers that were not enough to avoid defeat.
The top scorer, male or female, in the history of American college basketball, which earned her comparison to none other than Stephen Curry, closed as only she knows how: setting a new NCAA record in her second consecutive loss. in a final.
It was thanks to the 18 points he scored in the first period of the game that took place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, where about 20,000 people attended. The 22-year-old point guard leaves the university tournament as Iowa’s Division I all-time scoring leader with 3,951 points.
Caitlin Clark’s successful career with the University of Iowa, especially in “March Madness” as the playoff stage of the American university championship is known, became a media phenomenon, registering audience records in the United States. Joined.
However, her contribution to university sports can be appreciated far beyond the numbers and statistics but rather because of the interest she aroused in many young people who saw her as an example to follow and gave much more life to the university championship as a spectacle.
So much so that South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, during the celebration of the championship, had a few words of gratitude to Caitlin Clark for having been responsible for awakening so much interest in women’s basketball.
“I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for elevating our sport. She carried a great burden for our sport… She will lift that league (WNBA). “You are one of the best players in our game and we appreciate you.”said the coach who led South Carolina to win three of the last eight finals.
For South Carolina, Brazilian center Kamila Cardoso stood out by achieving a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds, leading her team to complete an immaculate season in which they added 38 victories without knowing defeat.
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