Caitlin Clark once dreamed of going to UConn. Now, she'll face them in the Final Four
Clark's freshman year at Iowa ended with a Sweet 16 loss to UConn. Now, with her aim on Iowa's first-ever championship to cap off her final season, a Final Four win over the Huskies must come first.
Before Caitlin Clark became college basketball's all-time leading scorer, before she became a household name, before all the network TV interviews and licensing deals and seven-story-tall Nike ads — her first March Madness ended, like so many others have, at the hands of the University of Connecticut.
As a freshman, Clark was already phenomenal. With her as their star, the Iowa Hawkeyes had reached the Sweet 16. Still, they wanted more: Iowa's first Final Four since the 1990s, and — if they dared to dream it — the program's first-ever title.
But, in March of 2021, the undisputed Goliath of women's college basketball, UConn, was too much. Clark managed 21 points, but the Huskies overpowered Iowa 92-72 en route to their 13th
