The March Madness run has records being broken

Iowa Head Coach Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and the LSUTigers: The End of the NCAA March Madness

The NCAA March Madness has already had historic results, with LSU becoming the first school to go to the National Championship game for the first time.

And along the way, the achievements of Iowa’s star player Caitlin Clark have reached beyond the realms of historic and become almost superhuman as she has amassed a towering pile of record-breaking feats.

In Iowa’s victory over South Carolina in the Final Four, Clark had the highest ever total in that round with 41 points and the quality of opponents made it even more remarkable.

“I think she’s the most phenomenal basketball player in America. I just don’t think there’s anybody like her,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder told reporters after her team sealed its spot in the final.

“In so many regards not only scoring but passing the ball, handling the ball … And then it’s her mentality, I think that’s what’s so special is like she believes in herself, she believes in her teammates.”

We know that our season is over. That’s all we have left with McKenna (Warnock) and Monika (Czinano), who have given their heart and soul to this program,” she added, referencing a senior and fifth year in the team.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the court, LSU’s Angel Reese has also had a record-breaking tournament, becoming the first ever player to have 100 points, 70 rebounds, 10 blocks and 10 steals in a single NCAA tournament, as well as tying the NCAA single-season record for double-doubles at 33, according to ESPN.

LSU beat a No.1 seed in the Final Four on its way to the final, and went on to win, after trailing by nine points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

As well as their own experiences of winning tight games this tournament, the LSU can count on the nous of head coach Kim Mulkey, who has already won three national championships at Baylor in 2005, 2012, 2019, and became just the second coach to lead two different programs to the national championship game.

“I came home for lots of reasons,” she said after the LSU victory. Someday, a championship banner in the PMAC will be hung. Do you believe you are going to do something like this in two years?

The LSUTigers won their first-ever NCAA womens basketball championship, but there was one player who stole the show throughout March Madness.

Yet despite the weight on her shoulders, Clark not only lived up the expectations, but surpassed what many were predicting during a historic run of games.

To go with her record-breaking scoring streak, the Iowa native also broke the women’s single tournament assist record with 60 dimes – demonstrating her brilliant, complete offensive game.

Her eight three-pointers in the championship game were enough to break another record, but not enough to seal the victory for Iowa fans.

Not only did the Naismith Women’s Player of the Year break the single tournament scoring record, Clark was dishing out dimes for fun throughout March Madness.

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While crying, the Hawkeyes star said: “I think the biggest thing is it’s really, really special. I don’t think it’s going to set in for me for quite some time.

I want to have an effect on young kids and people in the state of Iowa, and I hope I brought joy to them this season. I hope the team brought a lot of joy to them.

Clark continued: “I understand we came up one win short, but I think we have a lot to be proud of and a lot to celebrate. I was just that girl, so I know what you’re talking about, and I can be in situations like this.

In the tournament, there were some notable statements made, like the one by NBA legend James who said Clark is so cold, and the one by two-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes in his support for the guard.

Bird said the relationship betweenClark’s passing and her scoring will take her a long way.

“You obviously can’t leave her open. So the closer you are to her gives her more opportunity to create for herself and use that space to create for others.”

Iowa fans will be hoping their star player will be able to go again next year and lead the Hawkeyes to another deep run during March Madness – looking to go one step further and lift the title.