{"id":2215090,"date":"2024-04-07T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T21:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-defeats-caitlin-clark-and-iowa-for-womens-ncaa-basketball-championship\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T17:51:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T21:51:54","slug":"south-carolina-defeats-caitlin-clark-and-iowa-for-womens-ncaa-basketball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-defeats-caitlin-clark-and-iowa-for-womens-ncaa-basketball-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina emerges victorious over Iowa, claiming the women&#8217;s NCAA basketball championship, despite Caitlin Clark&#8217;s efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-carolina-defeats-caitlin-clark-and-iowa-for-womens-ncaa-basketball-championship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2215090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the NCAA women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-seventh-day-adventist-school-forced-to-forfeit-basketball-playoff-game-time-change-for-sabbath-denied\/\" title=\"Alabama Seventh-Day Adventist School Forced to Forfeit Basketball Playoff Game -- Time Change for Sabbath Denied\">basketball championship<\/a>, \u2064the Lady \u2063Gamecocks of the University of South\u2062 Carolina defeated the Lady Hawkeyes \u2062from the \u2062University of \u200dIowa\u200b 87-75. This \u2062victory represented the\u200c first undefeated champion in women&#8217;s basketball \u200bsince 2016. Caitlin Clark, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-high-school-football-star-died-trying-to-disarm-school-shooter\/\" title=\"Mich. High School Football Star Died Trying to Disarm School Shooter\">standout player<\/a> for the \u2064Lady Hawkeyes, set a new scoring\u200d record during the game. Your summary is concise and effectively conveys the key points of \u2064the \u2063NCAA women&#8217;s basketball championship. It captures the essence of South\u2063 Carolina&#8217;s victory over Iowa, highlighting the historical significance of the\u2064 win as the first undefeated champion since 2016 and Caitlin Clark&#8217;s\u200b impressive performance during the game. Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The University of South Carolina\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/2956637\/south-carolina-womens-basketball-coach-claims-transgender-players-should-be-able-to-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lady Gamecocks\">Lady Gamecocks<\/a> basketball team defeated the University of Iowa\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/college-basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lady Hawkeyes<\/a> 87-75 Sunday in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ncaa-tournament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NCAA Tournament<\/a> championship.<\/p>\n<p>This marked the first time since 2016 that women\u2019s basketball had an undefeated champion in its tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Hawkeyes had superstar player Caitlin Clark break yet another scoring record within the first quarter after she made 18 points, the most made during a championship first quarter. Clark took the title of NCAA Player of the Year and has since declared she will enter the WNBA draft.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) blocks a shot by Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the first half of the Final Four college basketball championship game in the women\u2019s NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At halftime, the Gamecocks were in the lead with 49 points to the Hawkeyes\u2019 46 points. The Gamecocks were ranked first in the SEC Conference after an undefeated season leading up to Sunday\u2019s game. Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes were ranked second in the Big Ten Conference and had an overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-league-baseball-has-a-no-hitter-problem\/\" title=\"Major League Baseball Has A No-Hitter Problem\">regular season record<\/a> of 34-4.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawkeyes saw an incredible season filled with fan support as ticket retailer Vivid Seats reported that the average ticket price increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2806628\/iowa-player-caitlin-clark-credited-for-boost-in-game-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"162% since last season\">162% since last season<\/a>. Clark in particular was credited with the boost as, since she joined in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-expands-clubhouse-like-audio-chat-feature\/\" title=\"Twitter Expands Clubhouse-Like Audio Chat Feature\">ticket prices<\/a> have increased by 207%. Fans were willing to travel 32% more this last season compared to the season before.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Carolina coach Dawn Staley was named the NCAA Coach of the Year. One of her players, senior Kamilla Cardoso, who was the top-scorer for the team with 15 points, has also entered the WNBA draft. <\/p>\n<p>Fans can attend the WNBA draft this year, scheduled for April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for the first time since 2016. Twelve teams will go through three rounds of picks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina&#8217;s Lady Gamecocks triumphed over Iowa&#8217;s Lady Hawkeyes 87-75 in the Sunday NCAA Tournament championship. This win marked the first unbeaten champion in women&#8217;s basketball since 2016. 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