breaking News: Knowing the moments was her’s,Caitlin Clark wasn’t..

Basketball player Caitlin Clark of Iowa knew that this was her time, and she wasn’t going to let it pass her by.

 

Seattle Caitlin Clark wanted the moment to seem as big as it did, even though her anticipatory attitude hardly fit the occasion. She spent years creating this tableau, so there were no butterflies, no doubts, and no retreating.

Clark remarked, “I think this was the calmest I’ve ever been before a basketball game.”

And it was evident.

Clark dominated the court in ways that were hardly imagined, from the moment her name was mentioned by the PA speaker during the pregame introductions to her final embrace with assistant head coach Jan Jensen as they left the Climate Pledge Arena floor. This was the player’s greatest performance to date, having stunned fans all around the world for three seasons at Iowa.

 

It’s borderline unfathomable how much Clark has normalized staggering stat lines, another one produced Sunday as she guided the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes to their first Final Four in 30 years with a 41-point triple-double against No. 5 seed Louisville. Iowa won 97-83.

It was a magical display of basketball excellence. When the Hawkeyes needed a stabilizing bucket, Clark swooped in and reassured everyone that Iowa wasn’t going to lose this game.

It’s clear that she values this greatly, according to Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. They all understand that, but it’s not like it doesn’t mean a lot to them all. And only one person can dream it, is that correct? And although this team has been successful in getting others to follow suit, Caitlin was the one.

For as lopsided as the final score finished, Iowa needed Clark to be “the one” right out of the gate. When Louisville bolted out of the gates with the game’s first eight points, there was Clark to calmly stabilize things before anyone could become rattled. A personal 7-0 run followed in 49 seconds — igniting a 15-point, four-assist quarter that saw Clark score or assist on every Iowa basket.