NEW YORK. AND THAT IS WHERE WE FIND SHANNON EARHART. SHANNON, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN A RUNNER FOUND GETTING THE INTERVIEWS, WATCHING THE CONFETTI FALL. WHAT A HISTORIC NIGHT FOR CAITLIN CLARK AND THE IOWA HAWKEYES HEADED TO THE FINAL FOUR. SCOTT. SHE CAN’T BE GUARDED. SHE LITERALLY CANNOT BE GUARDED. SHE IS UNBELIEVABLE. SHE IS UNLIKE ANYTHING WE HAVE EVER SEEN. WE HAVE SEEN PLAYERS ALL SEASON TRY TO SLOW HER DOWN. IT JUST CANNOT BE DONE. LIKE YOU SAID, 41 POINTS, 12 ASSISTS. LSU COULD NOT HANG WITH IOWA. IOWA’S GOAL WAS TO RUN THEM DOWN THERE OUR THROATS AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. THEY PLAYED PHENOMENAL IN TRANSITION OFFENSE. THEY GOT A TON OF POINTS OFF OF TURNOVERS, WHICH IS WHAT ANOTHER GOAL OF THEIRS WAS, WAS PLAY GOOD DEFENSE, GRAB THOSE REBOUNDS, LIMIT THE BOARDS AND TAKE THE BALL AND RUN. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. I MEAN, TALK ABOUT THE PACING, THE SPACING, THE PASSING, THE SCORING. THIS IOWA TEAM GOT HOT 31 POINTS SCORED ON THEM IN THE FIRST QUARTER. THEY RUBBED THAT OFF THEIR SHOULDERS AND THEY SAID, LET’S GO. LET’S FORGET ABOUT IT. YOU CANNOT LIVE IN THE PAST. YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT. LISA BLUDER ALWAYS SAYS, BE WHERE YOUR FEET ARE. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IOWA DID. COACH JAN JENSEN SAID THE GOAL FOR THEM WAS TRANSITION ON OFFENSE AND GETTING STOPS DOWN THE STRETCH AS WELL. THEY DID THAT. THEY CAME UP BIG IN THE SECOND HALF. THEY PUT UP BIG NUMBERS AGAINST A TEAM WHO IS SO PHYSICAL AND ELITE DEFENSIVELY. THE NUMBER ONE REBOUNDING TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. JAN JENSEN, GOT THOSE BIGS READY THERE. YOU SAW THREE OF THEM IN THERE. YOU SAW AJ EDINGER. YOU SAW ADDIE O’GRADY. AND THEN OF COURSE HANNAH. STEELE CAME WHEN SHE GOT INTO FOUL TROUBLE. ADDIE O’GRADY STEPPED UP FOR THE HAWKEYES. BUT MORAL OF THE STORY CAITLIN CLARK DOES IT YET AGAIN. SHE SHE CAN’T BE STOPPED. SHE COULD NOT BE GUARDED. NEXT STOP, THE FINAL FOUR. BACK TO BACK APPEARANCES DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS FOR IOWA. IT’S JUST ALWAYS GOING TO BE A GREAT COMPETITIVE GAME. I MEAN, BOTH TEAMS WERE LOADED WITH TONS OF TALENT AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS NEVER QUIET IN THAT GYM. THE GYM WAS SO LOUD FOR BOTH TEAMS. UM, AND I THINK THAT’S JUST AMAZING FOR THE GAME. ABLE TO GET THERE AND, UM, EVERYBODY’S ROLES CHANGED PRETTY MUCH. AND BEING ABLE T
All eyes on the Hawkeyes: Iowa-LSU is most-watched women's basketball game ever
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Updated: 1:03 PM CDT Apr 3, 2024
Millions of people — 12.3 million, the most to ever watch a women's basketball game, according to ESPN — tuned in across America to watch the opener of an NCAA Tournament doubleheader that captivated fans like never before. Clark and Iowa, in a national title game rematch against Angel Reese and LSU in one game; Paige Bueckers and perennial power UConn against freshman sensation JuJu Watkins and Southern California in the other.It's the latest in a string of records for broadcasts involving the Hawkeyes.Previous video above: Iowa headed to the Final FourThe 3.3 million viewers who tuned in to Iowa's NCAA Tournament opening win against Holy Cross set a record for a women’s first-round game.The Hawkeyes' 64-54 victory over West Virginia in last week's second-round game averaged 4.90 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen, making it the most-viewed women's tournament game ever — excluding Final Four contests and title games.Iowa's 89-68 win against Colorado in the Sweet 16 topped the West Virginia game with 6.87 million viewers. “It’s a perfect opportunity to make the moment a movement,” said former Division I guard Isis Young, now a broadcaster and analyst. “Right now, women’s basketball is a movement ... and the movement is really riding on the back of these players that we're watching.”And make no mistake: People were watching. Last year's LSU-Iowa national championship game, on ABC, drew 9.9 million viewers. Monday's LSU-Iowa rematch, on cable, crushed that number.HAWKEYES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENTRound 1: Hawkeyes run away from Holy CrossMarch Madness: Highlights and photos from Iowa's win over Holy CrossRound of 32: Hawkeyes survive to top West Virginia, 64-54March Madness: Highlights and photos from Iowa-West VirginiaSweet 16: Hawkeyes have no problem with Colorado, set up rematch vs. LSUMarch Madness: Highlights and photos from Iowa-Colorado in the Sweet 16Elite Eight: Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in win over LSUMarch Madness: Highlights and photos from Iowa-LSU in the Elite EightWomen's Final Four ticketsThere are several ways to get tickets to the Final Four games.The NCAA's website lists tickets here. Tickets are also available on secondary markets listed below.TicketmasterStubHubSeatGeekVivid SeatsTickPickTicketNetworkTicketCity
ALBANY, N.Y. — Millions of people — 12.3 million, the most to ever watch a women's basketball game, — tuned in across America to watch the opener of an NCAA Tournament doubleheader that captivated fans like never before. Clark and Iowa, in a national title game rematch against Angel Reese and LSU in one game; Paige Bueckers and perennial power UConn against freshman sensation JuJu Watkins and Southern California in the other.
It's the latest in a string of records for broadcasts involving the Hawkeyes.
Previous video above: Iowa headed to the Final Four
The 3.3 million viewers who tuned in to Iowa's NCAA Tournament opening win against Holy Cross set a record for a women’s first-round game.
The Hawkeyes' 64-54 victory over West Virginia in last week's second-round game averaged 4.90 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen, making it the most-viewed women's tournament game ever — excluding Final Four contests and title games.
Iowa's 89-68 win against Colorado in the Sweet 16 topped the West Virginia game with 6.87 million viewers.
“It’s a perfect opportunity to make the moment a movement,” said former Division I guard Isis Young, now a broadcaster and analyst. “Right now, women’s basketball is a movement ... and the movement is really riding on the back of these players that we're watching.”
And make no mistake: People were watching. Last year's LSU-Iowa national championship game, on ABC, drew 9.9 million viewers. Monday's LSU-Iowa rematch, on cable, crushed that number.
HAWKEYES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Women's Final Four tickets
There are several ways to get tickets to the Final Four games.
The NCAA's website lists . Tickets are also available on secondary markets listed below.
