DALLAS — The brightest stars in women's basketball are on the biggest stage in Texas this weekend when the 2023 women's Final Four tips off on Friday night. Three of four Naismith Award finalists will be playing, led by the long-awaited matchup between the newly named 2023 winner, Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark, and the 2022 winner, South Carolina center Aliyah Boston.
" Iowa's 90-game starting five and Virginia Tech's growth of upperclassmen who took a"blind leap of faith" to join head coach Kenny Brooks.
“They both bring a completely different skill sets and they’re both excellent at what they do,” Bluder said. Virginia Tech, which faces LSU in the semifinals, is making its first appearance in the Final Four. The Hokies’ previous best tournament finish was reaching the Sweet 16 in 1999. They and South Carolina are the only No. 1 seeds to reach the final weekend after both Indiana and Stanford were bounced before the Sweet 16. Iowa is a 2-seed and LSU a 3-seed.are often overlooked.
The upsets came earlier in the tournament, paving a path to Dallas lined with stars fitting for the title game to air on ABC for the first time in history . It's on pace for record TV viewership given the names involved and theSouth Carolina and Iowa lead the nation in attendance and had strong fan showings at the regional sites. The Gamecocks played in their home state 90 minutes from campus, whereas Iowa played nearly 2,000 miles away in Seattle.
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