Iowa upsets No. 4 USC, 76-69, on day of Caitlin Clark's jersey retirement ceremony

[RandySF]

Losing at home on the day Caitlin Clark's jersey was retired by the Iowa women's basketball program would have sent the fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena home on a down note. So the Hawkeyes didn't let that happen.

Iowa upset No. 4 USC, 76-69, on Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd that included Clark's teammates Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall, former Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder, new Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White and legendary late-night TV host David Letterman.

The Trojans took their first loss in Big Ten play and only their second overall defeat of the season. USC had won 15 consecutive games going into Sunday's contest, with their only defeat coming to then-No. 6 Notre Dame on Nov. 23.

Iowa took a 51-50 lead as the third quarter ended on a basket by Lucy Olsen. After Avery Howell hit a 3 to tie the score at 53-53, the Hawkeyes regained the lead on another shot by Olsen and narrowly stayed in front until opening up a 69-60 margin with three minutes remaining in regulation.




https://sports.yahoo.com/iowa-upsets-no-4-usc-76-69-on-day-of-caitlin-clarks-jersey-retirement-ceremony-204941229.html

[GigiLeigh]

1. It was a great game.

They had USC flustered by the end of the game.