Saturday’s first spherical of the NCAA girls’s event featured stars galore. From Iowa’s Caitlin Clark to Syracuse’s Dyaisha Honest, to stellar freshmen JuJu Watkins (USC) and Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame), among the best expertise within the sport took to the courtroom.
Listed below are our takeaways from an thrilling day of motion.
Caitlin Clark overcomes gradual begin to practically web triple-double in win
Clark started Iowa’s NCAA Match run with as many factors (5) as turnovers (5) within the first quarter. Ahead Hannah Stuelke did not play within the second half, and but, the Hawkeyes nonetheless gained their opening-round sport towards Holy Cross 91-65.
Clark completed 8 of 19 from the sector, together with 3 of 9 from deep, scoring 27 factors with 10 assists and eight rebounds. The game’s all-time main scorer made up for her gradual begin that led to the Hawkeyes being solely up two, 23-21, after one quarter.
It speaks to how good Clark is that even with a quiet evening by her requirements, she nonetheless managed to provide a outstanding stat line and showcase her wonderful handles and vary.
