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University of Iowa celebrates women's basketball team

University of Iowa celebrates women's basketball team
The player of the year. Number 22 Kaitlan Clark. Let's hear it for your Iowa women's basketball team. Our unanimous player of the year is going to take the mic, take it away. Caitlin Clark. What? All right. First of all, it's Sydney's birthday and coach Bo's birthday on Sunday. So stand up here. Who likes to sing? I like to sing. All right, I bet you better sing with me. Tell you I better. Happy birthday dear city. Coach Blue birthday to Yeah. Ok. I think we have *** Q and ***, *** little Q and ***, uh, you guys can stay standing. All right. First question. First question. What is your favorite memory from this season? We got, we got Kate. We got Kate. All right. All right. My favorite memory was when Caitlyn Clark hit the game winner, verse Indiana in front of *** sold out. That's my favorite memory. I promise. I didn't pay her to say that. I swear to God anybody else? Come on, give me more stuff. Well, since I'm from Ohio, I would say when we smacked Ohio State in the big 10 championship game, we beat them at their place. When they were right. Number two. Nice. Oh, yeah. Anybody else come on. There's *** lot of memories from this year. Um, ok. Funniest moment from this year. There was *** lot of funny moments who has *** funny story, appropriate ones only. Ok. So when I went to Ohio State, my bag actually got stuck in Iowa City. I didn't have my uniform or anything. So I had to wear one of the managers clothes to shoot around the day before. And Hannah's parents got my uniform time. Thank you, Anna Spirit. Hannah's parents, operation mon bag. She got her bag in time and then she beat the number two team in the country. That's all she does. She's *** beast. All right. Anybody else? Funny moments. Yeah. What? I don't, I didn't hear but anybody else funny moment. Come on. I know you guys gotta have *** funny story. Somebody I mean every moment I have is funny. Come on now. Um OK. What's your, what's your favorite thing about being *** part of the Iowa women's basketball team? I know you guys can talk about this for *** while. So Hannah, come on. Hey, six player of the year, six player of the year. Yeah. All right. What was your favorite part? First year? Um Just getting to experience everything with all these wonderful ladies. Um Hannah, Hannah's gonna cry. She cries all the time. Don't do me like that ***. Good job. Hannah is gonna be *** beast next year. Watch out. All right. How about, can I get ***, let's go. Sparks. Let's go. Sparks. Let's go. Sparks. Let's go. Sparks. All right. What's your favorite part of your journey here at Iowa? Yeah, I think my favorite part of the journey is here. Journeys here. I've had *** lot of them, um, getting to play with so many amazing people. I mean, best point guard in the country. I've played with three big 10 players of the year throughout my career. I've just been blessed with the best friends, best coaching staff I could have ever asked for. So winning is fun, but doing it with them is way better. Mckenna is going to be *** dentist. I mean, come on, better get on her wait list now, pay her, let's go. I mean, everything um being at the best university in America, having the best fans in America and the best team in America. So everything, all the above enough said. Anyone else, Kylie Jada Sydney, I think the birthday girl should probably say something. What do you guys think? Probably right. What's your favorite, you know, memory from this year would you say, or your time here? Um I would say just getting to travel to *** bunch of different States and play in different stadiums with my best friends. Um It's been *** great experience so far and I can't wait to see what's more to come. Facts, facts. All right. Well, I think other than that, um, anybody else have any last words. Other than what they said, we, seriously, we wouldn't be able to do it without all of you. We're very lucky. Somebody told me they were expecting 1000 people here today. I said you're way wrong, you're way wrong and you guys didn't disappoint you made me right. So, I appreciate that. But seriously, we're very lucky we get to play in *** place that supports women's basketball and women's athletics in general the way you guys do. So, we're very grateful and obviously we got to play for *** coaching staff that, you know, supports women's athletics as well. And you know, Gary Barta is one of our biggest supporters, President Wilson, they've been traveling with us for two weeks, non stop. So we're pretty lucky in that regard, but I don't think we would have gotten to where we did if it wasn't for all of you. So thank you. I know *** ticket to next year is going to be really hard to come by. So you better be ready. Um I think we got the best show on hardwood. So get your tickets when you can. We, seriously, we love you guys. And next year let's be here, celebrate *** national champion. Oh,
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University of Iowa celebrates women's basketball team
Hawkeyes fans gathered Friday evening at the Pentacrest on the University of Iowa campus to celebrate the NCAA runner-up women's basketball team. Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta estimated a crowd of about 10,000 people. Coach Lisa Bluder and national player of the year Caitlin Clark pumped up the fans as the team shared memories of the 2022-23 season.WATCH: Coach Lisa Bluder speaks during the celebration:Among Bluder's comments, she said she believes the Hawkeyes changed how people view women's basketball."I do believe this team changed the way that people think about women’s basketball, not only in Iowa, but across the country,” Bluder said. “Ten million fans tuned into our championship game. The highest women’s basketball viewership ever of a women’s national championship game."Iowa advanced to the Final Four for the second time in school history and was a national finalist for the first time. The Hawkeyes lost 102-85 to LSU in the championship game.The Hawkeyes repeated as Big Ten Tournament champion and finished the 2022-23 season with a school-record 31 victories.The team is anticipating another run to the Final Four next season. Information from the Associated Press was used in this article.More on Caitlin ClarkDowling Catholic celebrates 'Caitlin Clark Day' ahead of the Final FourIowa's Caitlin Clark wins Naismith Player of the Year ahead of Friday's Final FourIowa's Caitlin Clark adds another major award to her resume'Steph Curry in a ponytail': Iowa star Caitlin Clark is the talk of the basketball worldCrazy for Caitlin: Everybody's talking about Caitlin Clark and the HawkeyesCaitlin Clark's old elementary school cheers on the HawkeyesDowling Catholic celebrates 'Caitlin Clark Day' ahead of the Final FourCaitlin Clark's high school teammates discuss her impactFrom our archives: Caitlin Clark starred with Dowling, Team USACaitlin Clark inspires young and old fans alikePrevious coverage of the Hawkeye women:Iowa women's roster: Meet the Hawkeyes Iowa students excited for the school's first Final Four in 30 yearsCaitlin Clark's old elementary school cheers on the Hawkeyes

Hawkeyes fans gathered Friday evening at the Pentacrest on the University of Iowa campus to celebrate the NCAA runner-up women's basketball team.

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta estimated a crowd of about 10,000 people.

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Coach Lisa Bluder and national player of the year Caitlin Clark pumped up the fans as the team shared memories of the 2022-23 season.

WATCH: Coach Lisa Bluder speaks during the celebration:

Among Bluder's comments, she said she believes the Hawkeyes changed how people view women's basketball.

"I do believe this team changed the way that people think about women’s basketball, not only in Iowa, but across the country,” Bluder said. “Ten million fans tuned into our championship game. The highest women’s basketball viewership ever of a women’s national championship game."

Iowa advanced to the Final Four for the second time in school history and was a national finalist for the first time. The Hawkeyes lost 102-85 to LSU in the championship game.

The Hawkeyes repeated as Big Ten Tournament champion and finished the 2022-23 season with a school-record 31 victories.

The team is anticipating another run to the Final Four next season.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this article.

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