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Iowa women’s basketball senior class looking to cap off historic tenure with tournament run in March

 

 

 

Five seniors, headlined by guard Caitlin Clark, will be making their final tournament run suiting up for the Black and Gold.

The No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes will attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle by making another run to the NCAA championship game but, win or lose, a significant chapter in the program’s 50-year history will end.

 

 

 

Seniors Molly Davis, Sharon Goodman, Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall, and Caitlin Clark will each make their final tournament run suiting up for the Hawkeyes. They will move on from the team after the season, some reaching the end of their NCAA eligibility while others choose to leave to pursue other ventures.

 

 

 

The latter three have 383 combined starts for the Hawkeyes and 12,068 combined minutes on the court since 2020-21, helping Iowa amass a 100-29 record in the process.

 

 

You can’t help but get a little sentimental anytime you have a senior class graduate, but this senior class has been successful and pretty enjoyable to coach,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said at a March 1 media availability. “I understand that people are ready for the next chapter of their lives after four years of college.”

 

 

All five players were recognized following Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 4 Ohio State during senior day on March 3, the last regular season game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Each of the five players took vastly different paths to get to the point they are now: approaching the finishing lines of their collegiate careers.

 

 

 

 

Reigning Naismith College Player of the Year, Caitlin Clark announced prior to senior day that she will enter the WNBA Draft this year and forgo her fifth and final year of eligibility.

“What we’ve been able to do is so special and, obviously, that’s not over, but I think I’m ready for the next chapter of my life,” Clark said.

She said she wanted to make the decision sooner rather than later to to relieve that pressure so she could enjoy her remaining time with her teammates.

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