The Iowa Hawkeyes women will play for a national championship. Caitlin Clark scored a semifinal round record 41 points as the Hawkeyes stunned top ranked and defending national champion South Carolina 77-73, spoiling the Gamecocks perfect season.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes pulled the upset despite giving up 26 offensive rebounds.

The Hawkeyes play LSU Sunday afternoon and will be in search of their first national championship. Tip-off is at 2:30-p.m. Clark says the Hawkeyes need to quickly turn their attention to the Tigers.

LSU beat Virginia Tech in the other semifinal.

DALLAS — University of Iowa junior Caitlin Clark has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Year.

Clark will formally receive the award at the upcoming USBWA College Basketball Awards Banquet on April 12 in St. Louis hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club.

Clark is the second Hawkeye to win the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award alongside Megan Gustafson, a two-time USBWA All-American who won the award in 2019. Clark and Gustafson are the only Big Ten players to earn the award in its now 36-year history since the 1988 season. Clark is the first Iowa player to earn three USBWA All-America honors as the Hawkeyes’ eighth all-time All-American and the first with multiple honors since Gustafson in 2018 and 2019. 

The most dominant player in women’s college basketball, Clark has already been recognized as the 2023 Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy, Associated Press and The Athletic National Player of the Year, as well as being voted a Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. A unanimous first team Associated Press and All-Big Ten honoree, Clark also excels in the classroom being voted the 2023 Academic All-American of the Year. Clark is also a finalist for the Wooden, Dawn Staley and Nancy Lieberman awards.

The Riverside track and field teams swept the team titles at the Stanton Co-Ed Meet that was hosted in Griswold on Thursday.

Girls Team Scores

1. Riverside 197.50
2. Fremont-Mills 122
3. Stanton 84
4. ACGC 72.50
5. Griswold 51.50
6. East Mills 51
7. Southwest Valley 48
8. Essex 37.50
9. Sidney 33
10. Heartland Christian 27
11. Hamburg 7

Riverside got wins from Veronica Andrusyshyn in the 100M and 400M. Lydia Erickson won the 200M. Madison Kelley took the Discus title. The Lady Dawgs also won the 4x100M Relay (Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Emma Gordon, Veronica Andrusyshyn), 4x200M Relay (Olivia Lund, Carly Henderson, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson), 4x400M Relay (Elly Henderson, Veronica Schechinger, Veronica Andrusyshyn, Lydia Erickson).

ACGC’s Ava Campbell won the 800M and 1500M.

Boys Team Scores

1. Riverside 120
2. ACGC 119
3. AHSTW 94
4. Fremont-Mills 67
5. East Mills 65.50
6. Griswold 52
7. Stanton 50
8. Tri-Center 45
9. Sidney 44
10. Southwest Valley 44
11. West Harrison 23
12. Essex 15.50
13. Heartland Christian 1

Riverside was led by wins from Ayden Salais in the 400M and 800M. The Bulldogs also won the 4x400M Relay (Teegan Schechinger, Grady Jeppesen, Mason McCready, Salais), and Sprint Medley (Jeppesen, McCready, Emery Evans, Keaten Rieken).

AHSTW’s Luke Sternberg won the 200M and Gavin Newcomb took the 110M Hurdles. The Vikings won the Distance Medley (Seth Pope, Gavin Newcomb, Nick Denning, and Caleb Hatch) and the Shuttle Hurdles (Gavin Newcomb, Luke Sternberg, Nick Denning, Seth Pope).

AGCG’s Justin Reinhart won the 1600M and 3200M. The Chargers also won the 4x200M Relay (Tate Fever, Easton Stringham, Joe Crawford, Lance Bunde).

Tri-Center won the 4x800M Relay (Sean McGee, Brennan Boden, Michael Turner, Carter Kunze) and Carter Kunze won the Long Jump for the Trojans.

Griswold’s Peyton Cook won the 100M.

Full results here: StantonCoEd2023

The Iowa women are decided underdogs as they get ready to take on mighty South Carolina tonight (Friday night) at the Final Four in Dallas. The Hawkeyes are 30-6 and making their first appearance in the national semifinals since 1993 while the top ranked and defending champion Gamecocks are 36-0. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder.

National player of the year Caitlin Clark is averaging better than 30 points per game in the NCAA Tournament but Bluder says balance will be a key.

The game features the last two players of the year in Clark and South Carolina center Aliya Boston.

Bluder hopes a banner year for the Big Ten has prepared them for this challenge.

Clark was asked about ticket prices being higher on the secondary market in Dallas than for the men’s Final Four in Houston.

Clark says the Hawkeyes know they face a big challenge.

It will be an Iowa offense that averages more than 87 points per game against a South Carolina defense that gives up just over 51 points per contest.

Iowa center Monika Czinano will need to be effective against a talented and deep South Carolina front line.

South Carolina center Aliyah Boston says it is a game many wanted to see happen.

It comes at a time when interest in the women’s game and television ratings are soaring

South Carolina will try to slow down the inside-outside combination of Czinano and Clark

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says the Gamecocks are not focused on the hype surrounding the game.

Staley on the growth of the women’s game

South Carolina is known for defense and Staley says it will take a team effort to slow down Clark.

The first semifinal pits LSU against Virginia Tech. The winners meet Sunday for the national championship. Listen for the pre-game and tip-off for the game tonight, on KJAN.

AMES, Iowa – Ashley Joens made it three-for-three on making the major women’s basketball All-America teams for a second straight season, as the Iowa State star was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Team on Thursday.

Joens made the 10-person team for the second-straight season, becoming the first player in ISU history to make the WBCA All-America squad multiple times. She earned four All-America nods from the WBCA in her career, adding honorable mention honors in 2019-20 and 2020-21 in addition to the past two seasons.

These honors are in addition to the previously announced honors from two weeks ago of being a USBWA Second Team All-American and an Associated Press Third Team All-American.

The Iowa State record books were rewritten by Joens, who will leave ISU as the career record holder for points (3,060), rebounds (1,391), games played and started (158), field goals (988), 3-pointers (344), free throws (740), double-doubles (65) and points per game (19.4). Her career points total ranks ninth in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball history, while games played and started are both Big 12 records.

DALLAS — University of Iowa junior Caitlin Clark is the recipient of the 2023 Wade Trophy. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

Clark is the first Hawkeye to earn the distinction, which is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year honor in women’s basketball. She is the first Big Ten player to win the award since Purdue’s Stephanie White in 1999.

Additionally, Clark was included on the Coaches’ All-America team as chosen by Division I head coaches.

Girls Golf

Southwest Valley 239, Essex/Stanton NTS, CAM NTS. (Medalist: Jenna Stephens, Essex/Stanton, 54.)

Boys Golf

CAM 171, Essex 201, Southwest Valley NTS (Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM, 37.)
Lewis Central 174, Clarinda 200. (Medalist: Payton Greenwood, LC, 40.)

GIRLS TENNIS

Clarinda 5, Lewis Central 4
Denison-Schleswig 7, Harlan 2
St. Albert 9, Audubon 0

BOYS TENNIS

Denison-Schleswig 9, Harlan 0
Glenwood 9, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Lewis Central 9, Clarinda 0
St. Albert 8, Audubon 1

Girls Soccer Scores

Atlantic 3, Perry 0 (ATL: Jada Jensen 2 goals, Aubrey Guyer 1 goal.)
Centerville 4, Creston/Nodaway Valley 0
Grand View Christian 4, AHSTW 2
Harlan 10, Carroll 0
Panorama 3, Kuemper Catholic 0
Underwood 3, Bishop Heelan 1

Boys Soccer Scores

AHSTW 5, Grand View Christian 2
Panorama 5, Kuemper Catholic 2
Treynor 3, Harlan 0
Tri-Center 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 1 (PK’s)

The Audubon Girls Early Bird Meet was held on Thursday. CAM, Exira-EHK, AHSTW, and Audubon were among the teams competing. Here is a look at the highlights.

Audubon picked up a win in the Distance Medley (Mattie Nielsen, Madi Steckler, Kade Sporrer, Stefi Beisswenger 4:41.16) and Stefi Beisswenger took the 1500M win in 5:30.27. The Wheelers also finished 2nd in the 4x400M Relay (Kade Sporrer, Madi Steckler, Addie Hocker, Mattie Nielsen 4:28.29).

CAM got a win from Emma Follmann in the High Jump with a best clearance of 4-10.

AHSTW had a 2nd place finish for Ava Paulsen in the 800M with a time of 2:41.27.

Exira-EHK got a 2nd place finish from Jaelynn Petersen in the High Jump at 4-08.

Check out the full results here: audubon-girls-early-bird-2023