CLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark and Iowa are back in the Women's Final Four again. This time, they'll be showcased in Cleveland.
The Hawkeyes are swooping into Cleveland for the 2024 Women's Final Four, which gets underway on Friday with the national semifinals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The national champion will be crowned on Sunday.
Iowa arrived in Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for their matchup against UConn.
Clark willed her team to its second consecutive trip to the Final Four, scoring 41 points to beat defending champion LSU 94-87 on Monday night. The Tigers knocked out the Hawkeyes last year in the title game. Now the Hawkeyes are two wins away from their first national championship.
"That's obviously our goal. That's where we want to be," Clark said. "But you've got to win one at a time. There's still two more there to get. That's what makes the Final Four so fun. Anybody can take it. Anybody can win it."
Next up for Iowa is UConn, the team that knocked them out of the tournament in Clark's freshman season. The Huskies beat Southern California 80-73 in the other regional final on Monday night.
Iowa arriving in Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon:
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