'Ready for the next chapter': Caitlin Clark talks about WNBA decision ahead of senior day

Iowa basketball superstar Caitlin Clark, fresh off the announcement that she was forgoing her fifth season of eligibility and entering the WNBA draft, and three teammates spoke to the media Friday ahead of their last regular season game. Clark, graduate student Kate Martin, senior Gabbie Marshall, and redshirt junior Sharon Goodman all fielded questions Friday. They and senior Molly Davis will be honored during senior day activities Sunday when the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes host second-ranked Ohio State at noon. Clark, the NCAA women's all-time leading scorer, is the presumed No. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever in the April draft. Watch Caitlin Clark's Friday news conference in the video player above.In Friday's news conference, she said she made the announcement Thursday to get "the weight of the world off my shoulders.""Being able to enjoy this last month with my teammates ... is the biggest thing," Clark said.She went back-and-forth on the decision to enter the WNBA."You weigh the pros and cons of both sides. ... 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 in my life." Watch the videos below to hear from each of the Hawkeyes.Iowa basketball: Caitlin Clark talks before senior dayIowa basketball: Kate Martin talks before senior day Iowa basketball: Gabbie Marshall talks before senior dayIowa basketball: Sharon Goodman talks before senior dayIowa basketball: Coach Lisa Bluder talks Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes seniors, Ohio State and more

IOWA CITY, Iowa —

Clark, graduate student Kate Martin, senior Gabbie Marshall, and redshirt junior Sharon Goodman all fielded questions Friday. They and senior Molly Davis will be honored during senior day activities Sunday when the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes host second-ranked Ohio State at noon.

Clark, the NCAA women's all-time leading scorer, is the presumed No. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever in the April draft.

Watch Caitlin Clark's Friday news conference in the video player above.

In Friday's news conference, she said she made the announcement Thursday to get "the weight of the world off my shoulders."

"Being able to enjoy this last month with my teammates ... is the biggest thing," Clark said.

She went back-and-forth on the decision to enter the WNBA.

"You weigh the pros and cons of both sides. ... 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 in my life."

Watch the videos below to hear from each of the Hawkeyes.

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