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intense music producer speaking faintly before a game i always take a nap, a pregame nap, thats a must, and then review the scatter report and just go out there and start stretching, but the pregame nap is a must. I always eat four hours before. I dont really listen to music before games cause im already so hyped up. I dont need to get more hyped up. I get taped two hours before i usually get on the court. I just have a routine and i follow that pretty good. I like to take a shower. I feel like they help me relax and just get prepared for the game. [narrator] and now full court press, presented by state farm. Im excited, honestly, i almost like, like i woke up and i was like kind of honestly like giddy, like i dont know, like the kind of like the first day of school feeling, you know when you wake up and youre like, oh my gosh, like its gonna be so exciting today. Like i always get very excited for games, especially home games, but obviously this one is just a little different. Theres gonna be like an extra buzz in the air i feel like, so im excited, just to do it at home and have my family there, and i dont know, its gonna be cool. I think my teammates are excited too. And like we dont really talk like as a team about like records and this type of stuff, but coach bluders kind of have been a little bit different about this one. [commentator] historical night. Carverhawkeye arena always has some buzz to it, but a lot of extra energy in the building today. fire swooshing here comes clark. How will she go for history . Whats unique about this moment in Womens Basketball . They can no longer hold us back. [commentator] my goodness a showstopping highlight. , i like that. [commentator] this crowd is electric. It feels like a football saturday. [commentator] this is the 11th time, folks, theyve sold out on the road this season. [commentator] if you build it, they will come. [commentator] all things are possible when Caitlin Clark has the basketball. Got it, yes crowd cheering [commentator] the alltime leading scorer in Womens College basketball. Shes the best basketball player ive ever seen. [anne] now starting for the iowa hawkeyes, catie clark these are the moments ive worked for. Im meant to be here. You gotta get a picture of this. [brent] i dont think anybody can fully grasp the pressure that she feels. [coach staley] kamillas why is her family. I left brazil just chasing my dreams. Thats my biggest sacrifice, just being away from my family. janete speaking in Foreign Language fans cheering kiki rice. Kiki kiki kiki [holly] she came to ucla for an opportunity to do something thats never been done before, a Womens National championship here. [commentator] but kiki rice could be in one. Ucla, were winning and competing at the highest level is an expectation. Dont point fingers at anybody else. Point it right back at you and do something different. Never underestimate anybody. You gotta play, kamilla. Honestly, sometimes it feels like, is it all worth it . Lets go. Its not gonna work. [kamilla] every one wants to be the number one team. Fight fight there is definitely a responsibility for me to lead the womens game. Keep it close, make everybody entertained. Hardest part about being Caitlin Clark, having to feel like youre always like on. dramatic music i dont think you actually know what it takes until youre there. If you want something, you gotta make sacrifice for it. [commentator] cardoso for three makes it in [coach staley] its a heavy load. Its only bestowed on those who can handle it. dramatic music whoa players yelling upbeat music lively marching band music players cheering deuces. Deuces, cop. Everybodys just so happy. They end up in the back. Oh my god, this is actually nuts. My hearts racing. lively marching band music continues lets go crowd cheering playing for so much today. Playing for Womens Basketball across the country. This is the biggest Womens Basketball game ever attended, ever. Itll probably never be broken, all right . You guys are part of that. Enjoy it. players cheering intense music [announcer] 55,646 people watching this basketball game. The alltime attendance record for Womens Basketball set today, october 15th, 2023 at kinnick stadium. crowd cheering id describe this moment in Womens Basketball really as, you know, i dont know, unprecedented. [announcer] number 22, Caitlin Clark crowd cheering [commentator] i think its safe to say technically by volume, the roar for Caitlin Clark was the loudest roar in the history of Womens Basketball. intense music were underway in kinnick stadium. And Caitlin Clark pushing now. Clark with a difficult layup and won. This gigantic audience at a football stadium. That was something that if youve been following the game a long time, you appreciated just what that meant, to have that many eyes on the womens game. [commentator] Caitlin Clark, a marvelous passer. You know this is a once in a lifetime experience and youre walking in it, youre living it. crowd cheering [commentator] Caitlin Clark unloads caitlin finally hit a bomb. I mean cause its kind of hard with the wind. That whole stadium just was like boom. [commentator] from the inside. crowd cheering those people there all the way down on the other end, they cant see if the balls going in the hoop, but they just wanna be part of the rush. [commentator] there it is, an assist for clark. Triple double. Its been said before, but what cant Caitlin Clark do . 94 to 72, your final, iowa wins the crossover at kinnick. crowd cheering that will go down as one of the best moments of my career. Thank you so much, youre my idol. kids yelling without caitlin, i dont know if that game happens. Womens hoops are an alltime high right now and i think caitlin helped take us there. Thank you, thank you, appreciate it. Thanks for coming. Caitlin was already a really popular and wellknown figure in Womens Basketball. What i think happened in 2023 was the entire country was introduced to Caitlin Clark. dates clicking crowd cheering [announcer] a soldout crowd on the edge of their seat here today. Last year it was late in the regular season and it was a crucial game against indiana for seeding in the big 10 tournament. That game was on espn, it was game day, it was sold out. There was so much excitement around that game. [commentator] the hoosiers lead it, 8583. Early in the Fourth Quarter i said, shes gonna hit a big shot in this game. Lo and behold, it happened to be the last shot of the game. [commentator] and looking is clark, she fires and goes she hit it crowd cheering all things are possible when Caitlin Clark has the basketball. I knew in that moment that i was watching something special. It just was 7yearold caitlin in the driveway. Her look and her response is exactly what has played out in our driveway so many times. Couple times. joyful music we used to play this game at home where brent would get on the mr. Microphone and wed flash the lights and practice running out of the mud room. [anne] ladies and gentlemen. My mom would be like, starting at guard. [anne] now starting for the iowa hawkeys, catie clark family cheering i would run out and do a lap and so its like honestly like ive dreamed of this moment since like i was a little kid. crowd cheering [commentator] crowd is on its feet and we are ready for the first round in the ncaa tournament. Clark will fire. Its hit from three dramatic music caitlin took it to a whole different level during the ncaa tournament. [commentator] clark firing again, oh my Caitlin Clark, a showstopper. crowd cheering caitlin is playing the game differently than we have ever seen. We have never had a player who takes and makes logo 3s like she does. basketball clunking crowd cheering as a competitor, youre just like, you know, this is the moment, this is what youve worked for. Im meant to be here. But also, once you make a few shots, the basket looks super big so that that always helps too. [commentator] look at clark. Yes. Caitlin, with the steal and the stick. March madness, its a nationwide celebration and the fact that she was so good in the tournament captured peoples attention. You wanna watch the best shooter in college basketball, men or women, its Caitlin Clark. Shes the show. Everything is Caitlin Clark. She is the biggest brand in College Sports right now. Were sitting there together after the game and her phone, like every time you refresh on instagram, its like another 10,000 followers, 20,000. Shes like, oh, you know, tom brady just followed me. This is crazy. And im like, yeah, it is. [commentator] far. Again shes almost fictional. A 40 point triple double. I always said i want to take this team to the final four, so there was probably the most pressure ive ever had in my life. [commentator] for the First Time Since 1993, iowa is headed to the final four. crowd cheering here they are on the biggest stage at the womens final four. On paper, no one in the world thought iowa was going to upset South Carolina. [commentator] and we are underway as South Carolina wins the tip. The expectation from all fans and those of us in the media was that South Carolina was going to win a National Championship. [commentator] clark gets a clean look and knocks it down. Clark has the mismatch, all Caitlin Clark. Now you see her, now you dont. Its just one of the most incredible performances ive ever seen. crowd cheering [commentator] a deep one. You bet crowd cheering and the mythical mastery of Caitlin Clark continues. Iowa has conquered South Carolina. That iowa team upset that experienced, dominant team that had won wire to wire all season long. Its one of the greatest upsets weve seen in the tournament. Lets go, baby. hand banging oh yeah players cheering it was just crazy like were going to the National Title game. [commentator] and the National Championship game is underway. Angel reese facilitating again, Flaujae Johnson lays it in, plus the foul. Poole going for the dagger, you bet lsu has captured its very first National Championship. pensive music instead of the focus being on what was really a great game, social media was stirring after the controversy surrounding lsu player angel reeses celebration that mimicked a previous celebration by iowa player Caitlin Clark. [speaker] excessive celebration in her face after the game is over. Im too hood, im too ghetto, yall told me that all year, but when other people do it, yall dont say nothing. [press] theres a lot blown up on twitter about angel reese following you around, pointing to her ring finger and taunting you. Honestly, i have no idea. I was just trying to get to the handshake line and shake hands and, you know, be grateful that my team was in that position. pensive music the media was trying to create a circus out of racial things, out of trying to make hatred come up and she just wouldnt let it happen. Thats the only thing people wanted to talk about when we just went on this like magical run and united so many people and that like was frustrating to me. I want my legacy to be the impact that i can have on young kids and the people in the state of iowa. I hope i brought them a lot of joy this season. I hope this team brought them a lot of joy and i was just that young girl so all you have to do is dream and you can be in moments like this. Im a competitor. I wanna be in the National Title game again. Its like you wanna end it the right way. crowd cheering South Carolina started their season in paris, just representing on one of the biggest stages in the world. The nba, nfl, they take their team overseas and play a regular season game and i always thought why couldnt we do it . I think its super cool that were in this movement where were wanted. [commentator] bonjour, everybody, so happy to be with you for the start of this Womens College basketball season. What a way to start it here in paris, the first game ever played here for the ncaa. A top 10 matchup that features South Carolina. A team that has gone to three straight final four. Last year sent five players to the wnba. This year, five newcomers, three freshmen. With this team, i think we heard a lot of stuff. Oh my god, South Carolinas not gonna be good. South carolina is rebuilding. They lost too many players. The expectations for kamilla are really high. You lose aaliyah boston, the number one pick in the wnba draft, you lose your starting five. This is your time to shine. I told her this, i said, kamilla, youre the difference maker. announcer speaking in Foreign Language i was like, okay, im starting for South Carolina. That was like the most nervous i felt before a game in my life. Ball went up for the tip. We all like loosened up and its like, okay, we got this. Lets just play. [commentator] rejected. Kamilla cardoso with the block. Wiley dumps it inside, cardoso the catch in the finish. If you cant make a clear pass to a guard, go to kamilla, okay . I want kamilla. You just go. [commentator] a little floater from powell, while cardoso, just impossible to stop. You could have another 67 person that has great hands, or you can have a big that is mobile. Theres not a big that has all of it, and thats who kamilla is. crowd cheering and won. [commentator] South Carolina putting on a parisian show. , i like that. [commentator] South Carolina so impressive and the gamecocks win at over notre dame 100 to 71. crowd cheering if were gonna win a National Championship, she is the key, its a heavy load. When you decide to pick up and leave your family, its a huge sacrifice and i know she doesnt wanna let her family down. birds chirping gentle music i grew up on a bad part of brazil and you either have ways, you make it out, or you stay on the hood. pensive music i came from a poor family. It was me, my mom and my sister. My granddad and my grandmother passed away when they was really young so my mama had to give up on her school to go to work. She started working in a spice stand. janete speaking in Foreign Language janete speaking in Foreign Language janete speaking in Foreign Language janete speaking in Foreign Language birds chirping kamilla and family speaking in Foreign Language kamilla and family speaking in Foreign Language i left brazil to chase my dreams, which was play basketball in a high level, get a better education, give my family a better life. The first time that i heard about kamilla was this blog in brazil. I saw a picture of her and they were talking about this 64 kid, like 14 years old. He came to me, he was like, oh my gosh, youre super tall, youre very talented. And then he talks to my mom about the united states. I opened their minds like talking about high school and whatever like us could provide to her. He was like, theres a coach in there that really wants her. She thinks shes really good. She thinks she got a lot of potential. janete speaking in Foreign Language my mom was a little nervous because i was like 14 at the time. I didnt speak no english. I was moving to a whole different country. I didnt know nothing about the culture. On the first two months that i left home, it was the hardest months for me. I wasnt eating, i lost like almost 20 pounds. I was very sad, but like i used to call them every day and they just used to tell me like, you just gotta stay strong and continue to chase your dreams. jessica and kamilla speaking in Foreign Language jessica and kamilla speaking in Foreign Language i feel like if you wanna be great in life, youre gonna have to make some sacrifices and thats what i did and thats my biggest sacrifice, just being away from my family. Just hug me on my worst days whenever im feeling down. Lets go. Come on, come on. Kamilla, you see this . Right here, lets make this adjustment. You know how were just coming here. Come right here. Yes, yes, yes, kamilla. [kamilla] money and basketball is what is gonna give my family a better life. [coach staley] lets go. Good. My mom not having to work anymore. Just taking care of them the way that they took care of me when i was younger. [coach staley] yes, kamilla yes, kamilla dont give it up traffic humming shoes squeaking score. Yes, man my first scholarship offer was in 8th grade. It started feeling crazy my freshman year, maybe like 40 College Coaches just lined up on the side of our game. My dad always thought it would be a good idea for me to kind of just look at yale academically. My brother goes there, both my parents went there, but i always knew that i wanted to go to a school that valued basketball more. Good job. Safety. Hey, this is real. Lets go. She is seeking out greatness. She came to ucla for an opportunity to do something thats never been done before, a Womens National championship here. [newscaster] ucla, the ncaa champions for 1967. [newscaster] i believe at our best were the finest Basketball Team that has ever played college basketball. [newscaster] john wooden with his 10th championship in 12 years. Every time before games we walk in a tunnel and we walk by like all of the National Championship banners on the mens side, and obviously thats super cool, but it also is like, okay, we wanna have that for the womens program. You have this really talented deep group of sophomores. They all took a chance on ucla. Honestly, theyre all my best friends. Hey you have christeen. You have londynn always bringing the laughs, jokes. Lina, little more quiet. Hey Gabriela Jaquez was the comvp of the mcdonalds allamerican game, along with kiki. And then the freshman class got bigger with the addition of lauren betts who transferred from stanford. Combining her with kiki gave ucla, the number one and number two overall recruits in the same recruiting class. players clapping what are four words we said we would protect this year . Selflessness. Selflessness consistency. Consistency. Toughness. Toughness. Togetherness. Togetherness. The goal is to win at ucla. I valued going somewhere and being part of the first group to win at that school. Bruins on three, one, two, three. [all] bruins i think one of the reasons why kiki was comfortable coming to a place like ucla where she was gonna build something new was because she did it at sidwell friends. Sidwell friends is a Independent School in dc, well known for i think how academically rigorous it is and for educating the children of president s, not so well known for athletic prowess. At least it wasnt. Its a different story today. She turned it into one of the best programs in the country. crowd cheering [commentator] the mvp of this tournament is gonna be kiki rice. players cheering kiki had this dream senior year where just everything went right. She just ran the table on i think every top award. Not only are you the state gatorade player of the year, youre the Gatorade National player of the year. players cheering ive had a ton of great coaches, trainers, mentors, but my dad, i think, hes just taught me so much of what i know from a basketball standpoint and just the mental side of the game. basketball pounding give me one laughing obviously as a parent you pinch yourself. I get one more. When she was born, it was really important for me to try to create the environment where she had no questions about what she could achieve. Ooh. Are you egging on the crowd. laughing bring it on. Aah. Kiki has a lot of basketball influence in her life. Her father played basketball in college. She also has a cousin, allan houston. [commentator] its houston looking for 50. Hes got it crowd cheering and she has a great uncle who played for the harlem globe trotters. Growing up in dc, she had the unique upbringing in that she was around a number of people that were in really interesting positions politically. Kikis aunt, susan rice, held a number of interesting political appointments. Americans have forged opportunity out of crisis. [andrea] she was ambassador to the United Nations and she was president Obamas National Security advisor. All right, game time. Good shot. When kiki was really young, johnny had the opportunity to play pickup basketball with president obama, which was what a thrill. Through my relationship with my sister, every few weeks we would be told president wants to play and the games were highly competitive. One of the most special things for me was that i was able to bring kiki to watch. I remember like kinda watching the game. We were also trying to like dribble the basketball, kind of play on the side, and i dont think i really like recognized how special that was. President obama follows her, you know, and takes some interest and always asks me about how shes doing and so forth. Nobody hurt. Yeah. Especially me. Exactly. I remember taking her down to one of our neighbors places before we had like a little basket in front of our house and i remember her taking that first shot. Okay, again, again, again, again. Hey, come on, come on, shoot. Little did we know that that was gonna become her passion, especially with that release. family laughing ball clonking [andrea] we have a really close family, but really we kind of push each other and expectations are high. Ah sometimes i feel some pressure just because a lot of people in my family have done really incredible things. Honestly, sometimes it feels like too much or is it all worth it, but then it always come back to like im doing what i love to do. crowd cheering [commentator] full court play, but kiki rice gets the end one. I dont know much more you could say about how she can score on every level on the court. Kiki rice, 22 points for the sophomore phenom. Ucla will stay undefeated, moving on to 5and0 on the season. Ive had so many incredible opportunities because of basketball and i realized like no, i wouldnt trade that ever. players chatting, clapping were acting like its so easy to make it. Five, two, one. We talked about with pressure, breathe, right . Be positive, appreciate the opportunities. Okay, now it says the next step may not be an issue for some but could be inconceivable to others. Weve gotta face our challenges head on. Forgive give yourself from the start for any setbacks that may occur because no one is perfect. One of the worst things we can do is stick our head in the sand. quiet music [commentator] Caitlin Clark thinks she has a lane to the rim and sundell says, i dont think so. [background speaker] one, two, three. [commentator] clark, a long three, its short once more. The long rebound to walker and shes gonna go up with it. K state takes down iowa. I think our inexperience really showed in a lot of areas in that game, but i think it was a good wakeup call for our group. That first loss, you know, its always a stinger, but we just kept going to work and, you know, understanding its a marathon and not a sprint, and i think caitlin led the charge with that. water splashing you gotta get the shot of the city, my city. So in des moines, this is where i grew up. My mom worked at that building right over there, which is crazy, and i grew up going to like so many games at wells fargo arena. They were the iowa energy at the time. Theyre now the iowa wolves, so thats where the state basketball tournament was. Thats where i played a few times during my high school career, so its cool that we were coming back here to play a doubleheader and im expecting a lot of hawkeye fans today. [commentator] a soldout crowd ready to see superstar Caitlin Clark play in her hometown as number four iowa faces cleveland state. Caitlin is an iowa kid and that means a lot in this state. She could have gone anywhere to play. She chose to stay in iowa and she had big dreams. crowd cheering [announcer] Caitlin Clark. crowd cheering pensive music [commentator] and were underway here in the iowa capitol. Caitlin clark, wakeley getting a look at knocking down the first three she sees. Clark in transition, yes. crowd cheering i just dont think people really understand how important home, her family, her community really is to her. pensive music continues many people dont really know this, but i actually committed to notre dame first. I started first getting recruited in 7th and 8th grade. I didnt even really know about it cause my parents were like, this is not the stuff a 7thgrader should be thinking about. No way, like shes in 7th grade. We got a long ways to go on this. My parents would tell me like when you get home after school, make sure youre the first one to get the mail every day, so i would like take the mail and hide it. [commentator] shes diana taurasi, shes steph curry. Shes insertgreatshooter. Its unbelievable. Its a lot of pressure having to choose and decide where youre gonna spend four years of your life. Were catholic and every person like idolizes notre dame, like thats just what you do. I told muffet mcgraw, one of the greatest coaches of all time, that im gonna play for her. When i took my official visit, i just knew like something wasnt, something wasnt sitting right with me. So i tell my parents and im like, i think im gonna switch to iowa, which was hard, like i didnt, like i was scared. Like im 17 years old and now i have to call coach mcgraw and tell her that im not coming. And i remember sitting in my bed and im like sweating. Im like, oh, this is so bad. But i really loved the idea of being close to home. crowd cheering i was at a restaurant eating with my husband. When she called, i stepped outside to take the phone call. I tried to hold it down a little bit, but then i went back in and we ordered a bottle of champagne. buzzer buzzing [commentator] the shot goes as time expires, but never in doubt it is iowa, 10475 is the hawkeye victory. somber music im really just thankful that i was able to come back here and play in front of a lot of family and friends and you know, i thought we played really well. Yeah, its just really exciting. I had chills when we ran out of the tunnel. This is what ive known my whole life. No matter where i go, iowa will always be a warm, welcoming place that ive loved my entire life. somber music continues crowd cheering in background traffic humming hi, guys. Yes, yes. Hi. Choosing what college youre gonna go to is one of the hardest decision for students. [fan] yall take care of business tonight. All right, thank you. Yes, sir. basketball pounding all cheering i got like over 50 offers and i knew i wanted to come to South Carolina, but honestly i was scared. I used to second guess myself like, am i good enough . I was like, okay, maybe i should just take the easiest route, which was going to syracuse. Cardoso. When she was a freshman, i went and watched her play for syracuse in the acc championship and i was just like, oh my gosh. Kamilla cardoso is unstoppable. Here she is as a freshman as really of the best players in the country already. [commentator] the putback, syracuse got it. I was there for a year. Thats when i realized i still want to be in South Carolina right now. When i talked to coach staley on the phone, i was like, okay, i wanna play for her. She sounds like shes gonna help me accomplish all of my dreams and thats when i was like, okay, im gonna transfer. She could see that dawn staley was putting players in the wnba. Aja wilson had just come out, was the number one pick and a terrific post player. She could see what she was doing with aaliyah boston and her as a post player. [commentator] aaliyah boston, utter and complete dominance. [commentator] yeah, one of the most dominant players in college basketball. She wants to be the number one draft pick in wnba and i think her coming here, she really had true examples of how to do it. [announcer] with the first pick, the Indiana Fever select aaliyah boston. crowd cheering aaliyah boston had some really big shoes for kamilla to come in and fill. Hey, girls, how yall doing today . Hi, how are you . How are you . Im good, how about yourself . Doing good. I never thought like, im gonna go there and im gonna be in the starting lineup. Im gonna play right away. Get to the rim. Get to the rim because if they guard powell, its probably cause your man stepped out and you should be open. I always considered kamilla a starter. I also feel like kamilla didnt wanna start, i do. I think maturity wise, she wasnt there, but she had the mobility, she had speed, and she had great hands. So when you have those three things that are untaught, untaught, natural, you know that with a little bit of work, shes gonna become something great. [commentator] a terrific matchup here. Number one, South Carolina, number 11, utah, two the most exciting offenses in the country. We talked with dawn staley before the game about cardoso, about her season thus far and she said been up and down, still want her to be more dominant. Were not there yet, but now she sits where she sits, a lot more focused, a lot more taking on the responsibility of being a leader. [commentator] cardoso, nice footwork. Cardoso pivots inside and finishes. Cardoso sheds johnson and lays it in. We need to prepare her for those days in which shes gonna have to elevate a franchise. [commentator] and South Carolina survives a tough test from utah, as the gamecocks remain undefeated. players cheering playing the pac12, sometimes you dont get as much tv and Media Coverage and stuff. Were ranked number two right now and were really good, but i dont think a ton of people have seen us yet. We did four Cross Country trips in four weeks and it was tough, it was a lot of traveling, jet lag, late flights, on top of that, classes and everything. upbeat music the beginning of the season was the warning shot to the rest of the country, like you know, uclas here and uclas ready to play. They beat yukon relatively handily. They beat arkansas. They keep just like mowing these teams down. Kiki rice is the dynamic floor general. [commentator] spin move by kiki rice, my goodness. Her work ethic, her talent, her selflessness. Shes such a good mind and i think that makes everybody else around her better. [commentator] and ucla, the secondranked team in the nation remains perfect, will move on to 9and0. crowd cheering im loving it. players cheering every game before we go out on the court, well do this ritual we have. Someone literally asks coach cori for a dance break. Im like, are we 12 years old . You know what i mean . Its just something that keeps the environment light. Sha booya, sha sha sha booya, rose high i got my sign yeah, and i look fine yeah, i got sha booya yeah, this aint mine yeah, cant stop this game yeah, cause im from memphis yeah, im too play you wont never catch me sleepin yeah, get on my knees [coach close] theyre very highachieving. Theyre perfectionist to a fault. Yeah. So i think its important that they laugh and they do silly things. Yeah players singing [commentator] its palpable in here about what this means for both of these teams. Resumebuilding win, whoever can get it. [coach close] youre quiet, ki. crowd cheering [commentator] this is exactly how ohio state wanted to come out in this game, applying strong, staunch defensive efforts, getting live ball opportunities. What are yall doing . Were not talking at all. Thats not the bruin team i know. Regroup right now, okay . We want to win a National Championship here. Go lets go for us to go where we need to go, we need her to continue to grow in that leadership role. upbeat music my coaches have all been encouraging me throughout this year. Talk be more vocal. Cant make a fake, right . Back, back im the point guard and i have a ball in my hands a lot. Im definitely more comfortable as someone who leads by example, but you know, im learning that im gonna have to do more than that. [commentator] ucla trying to stay unbeaten, one of 15 unbeatens left in the country. At her core, kiki is a pass first point guard. She, on the margin, would prefer to make a play and see one of her teammates finish it, but you gotta put yourself out there a little bit more. Osborne gets the steal. And rice flashing in there to that spare move again. This one belongs to the ucla bruins, the number two team in the country stays on beat. [players] ucla. clapping ucla fight, fight, fight. crowd clapping yeah, yeah, yeah. Thats right. Cc, in the house. We come bearing no gifts. No gifts, what . Scrooges. Yep, we didnt get anybody gifts. We come as the grinch this year. I was telling denise how fun it was last year. We all were like another candle. A fuzzy blanket, no way. Hopefully we really knocked down the amount of candles purchased this year. [player] yeah, but can i love candles . I know, i do too. Ill be happy if somebody got me a candle. Honestly, i love candles. Yeah, whoever got you a present is like. players laughing yeah, theyre like , im gonna buy her a candle. All right, so, who gets to start . Oh me. players cheering, laughing players clapping players chattering candle players cheering candle players cheering look at the tin. Gloves heated gloves oh, man. Heated gloves. Theyre electric. Theyre electric. Theyre they turn on. Theyre heated. [player] are you gonna wear em on the bench tomorrow . On the bench, yeah. players chattering theyre not as big when you put em on. A candle players cheering sugar cookies. Okay, go ahead. Merry christmas, blundy. Open sesame. Aw. Oh, thats awesome. That is great. Oh my goodness. This is adorable. Thats cool. [coach bluder] who can say the exact amount of people that were there . 55,646. Whoo lively marching band music were gonna kick some today, all right, so bring it in, ladies. Together, one, two, three. Together lets go. players chattering players yelling Caitlin Clark has a lot of records that shes shooting for, but the ones that stand out to me are the alltime scoring record in Womens College basketball. Kelsey plum holds it right now and Caitlin Clark is on pace to break that record. [announcer] on december 6th, Caitlin Clark registered for 3,000 career points. 3,000 is behind her, now shes going after a new goal, kelsey plums ncaa record. My freshman year, if you wouldve told me that, i wouldve told you you were crazy. I wouldve looked at how many points kelsey plum scored and i wouldve like, yeah, right. Over 3,500 points, no way. Im lucky enough to be in the same realm with all these really great players that i idolized growing up. I dont know what awards shes chasing. I couldnt tell you any of that because she doesnt talk about it and i really appreciate that about her, honestly, because shes not focused on that, shes focused on winning. [commentator] and iowa wins the opening tip off quickly. Hannah stuelke underneath up the glass, no good. Rebounded by sitori tanin. Ive always had a very high basketball iq. I see the game so ahead of whats actually happening. [crowd] oh intense music buzzer buzzing fight. You gotta talk. She has to understand that not everyone can operate the iq level that she is, so if shes thrown a pass that seems routine for her and theyre not ready for it, there can be frustration. She makes incredible passes for sure. Sometimes theyre not always ready for that pass. [commentator] iowas turned the ball over eight times. Loyola chicago has seven points off of them. This was a pass inside by intercepted by molly davis. Long pass for Caitlin Clark and they are just not connecting on these long passes. She definitely gets on you if youre not playing up to, not necessarily her standard, but like iowa Womens Basketball standard and shell like lay into you. Im definitely a fiery, fierce leader. Ive always been that way. I appreciate that so much. Like she wants everyone to work just as hard as she is. [commentator] corner three for fisher, no good. Iowa with a 5146 lead in the first half. [commentator] this is gonna be a fun one the second half. [announcer] loyola, 46 points, 51 iowa. Every persons different and you need to talk to every person differently. Some people are more tender and softhearted. Some people need to be yelled at like me, like i want to be coached and you know, for them to get on me. What is wrong . Why are we not playing defense . Why are we not communicating . Why do they want to win this game more than we do . Because thats what it looks like. It absolutely looks like that. They have 13 fast break points, we have 10, and thats our best offense. Thats our frickin best offense. This team wants to take you down. They wanna take you down. Its up to you if you let em or not. Lets go. Come on. Lets go. You gotta get better. You gotta work harder. You gotta be more in sync. Together, one, two, three. Together. intense music [commentator] beautiful pass from Caitlin Clark. intense music continues dang, hit it. Welcome to downtown. Coming into this year, i didnt know exactly how everything would pan out. Once you lose two starters, when you have a group that has been together for three years, that was a huge change in our team dynamic. Its a younger group. Caitlin knows she probably has to score between 25, 35 points every night. [commentator] walk in the gym, off the glass and in. crowd cheering and Caitlin Clark has another triple double. Our goals are still very much the same. We wanna make the final four. We wanna be back in that same position that we were last year and i get a little frustrated when people come up to me and are like, only one thing left to do, like win the National Championship. And im like, yeah, its that easy. Good point. [commentator] iowa gets the victory. 98 to 69 over the Loyola Chicago ramblers. Anytime you have a great player that can determine the outcome of a game, youre gonna throw all of your resources at trying to stop that and making someone else beat you. dramatic music crowd yelling it does point out that basketball is a team game and the success of the team is dependent on more than just one player. dramatic music end [announcer] omaha. logo whooshing gentle Classical Music [announcer] full court press is presented by state farm. Like a good neighbor, state farm is there. I think i motivate my team with my passion and my energy