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DePaul and Iowa look to set a women’s basketball attendance record at Kinnick Stadium: ‘I can’t imagine any better way to start’

Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes reacts after a 77-73 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2023, in Dallas, Texas.

CHICAGO — When the DePaul women’s basketball team scrimmaged Iowa last season, the teams battled it out in what both say was a close game. But no one was there to see it.

The scrimmage inspired coaches Doug Bruno of DePaul and Lisa Bluder of Iowa to schedule an outdoor exhibition Sunday at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City — in which they aim to set an attendance record for an NCAA women’s basketball game.

The “Crossover at Kinnick” will benefit the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and will include one of the most notable traditions in college sports, “The Hawkeye

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