Caitlin Clark got a final chance to say goodbye to Iowa fans on Wednesday, and the school announced that it will retire her jersey number.
got a final chance to say goodbye to Iowa fans on Wednesday, and of course there was a big crowd waiting., was honored along with her teammates in a celebration at Iowa’s home arena commemorating the Hawkeyes’ second consecutive
“This year’s was also special, because nobody thought we could do it,” she said. “Nobody thought we could repeat what we did last year, except these women up here.” Iowa also sold out its two NCAA tournament games at home — the weekend attendance of 28,764 was the most of any first weekend site in the women’s tournament.Fans were lined up outside of the arena more than two hours before the event started, racing to find seats when the doors opened.
“We were going to drop everything to make sure she could be here,” Leyh said as her daughter held up a sign with her birthday wish list, asking for a chance to meet Clark, or at least get an autograph or a photo. “All of this is amazing.”
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