Caitlin Clark posted a triple-double during the Iowa Hawkeyes' win over DePaul in front of over 55,000 fans at Kinnick Stadium.
The Iowa's women's basketball coach came up with the plan for her team to play an outdoor game at Kinnick Stadium, with the hope of setting an all-time women's basketball single-game attendance record.The Hawkeyes' 94-72 exhibition win over DePaul in the “Crossover at Kinnick” on Sunday drew 55,646 fans, almost doubling the previous record of 29,619 set by Connecticut and Oklahoma in the 2002 NCAA championship game at San Antonio’s Alamodome.
“Great weather,” Bluder said. “It was raining all week, and then great weather today? I'm so thankful.” “It was a little windy,” Clark said."The cold was perfectly fine. It was a bit chilly, and I’m glad we play an indoor sport. I promise I'll never air-ball a free throw again. The wind took that one, for sure."
Women’s and girls basketball has a long and rich history in Iowa. Girls played six-on-six high school basketball more than a century ago — three offensive players, three defensive players, only two dribbles and none allowed to cross halfcourt. The girls state tournament, first held in 1920, was a huge event televised statewide and in neighboring states until the five-player game took over in the 1980s.
Proceeds from the game are being directed to the hospital. A check for $250,000 was presented during a break in the game. Among the attendees were former Iowa players Megan Gustafson, the 2019 national player of the year, and Kathleen Doyle, the 2020 Big Ten player of the year.
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