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Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and No. 1 seed Iowa survived one of its worst offensive performances of the season to beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54 on Monday night in a women s NCAA Tournament second-round game. The Hawkeyes (31-4) advanced to play No. 5 seed Colorado in Saturday s Albany 2 Regional semifinal. Sydney Affolter s three-point play with 2:03 to play, the Hawkeyes lone field goal of the fourth quarter, gave Iowa a 55-52 lead. Clark and Hannah Stuelke closed the game with nine free throws to clinch the win. As time ran out on the final home game of her career, Clark, who became the NCAA s Division I all-time scoring leader this season, circled the court, making a heart-shaped symbol with her hands as the sellout crowd cheered.
The Iowa women's basketball team is heading to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years. Caitlin Clark and the top-seeded Hawkeyes advanced with a 64-54…