The final comes down to an unstoppable force in Caitlin Clark meeting an immovable object in South Carolina, each on the verge of history.
Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant. At the time, the result was shocking: The Hawkeyes had handed the Gamecocks their first loss of the season and advanced to the program's first national championship game.
And yet, once the NCAA bracket came out three weeks ago, this potential championship matchup simmered in the background as a tantalizing possibility. So much so that 29.7% of brackets in ESPN's Women's Tournament Challenge predicted fellow 1-seeds South Carolina and Iowa to meet in the title game, the most common matchup picked.
The Gamecocks are the 11th team in women's NCAA tournament history to reach the title game unbeaten, with nine of the previous 10 winning it all -- the only one that didn't win faced another unbeaten team .Check out some stats as Iowa is set to face off with undefeated South Carolina for a chance at an NCAA title.
"I think that would be the cherry on top," Clark said."That would be the top of the list, the thing that you're most proud of. That's something you get to share with your teammates. But at the same time, it would be for every Iowa women's basketball player that has come before us." Whether last season's meeting has much bearing on Sunday remains to be seen. Players from both teams stressed Saturday that it's hard to take much away from that given how different their squads are from March 2023.
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