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"Bittersweet night" in Iowa City for Caitlin Clark's last home game

"Bittersweet night" in Iowa City for Caitlin Clark's last home game
ALL RIGHT, SCOTT, GET BACK TO WORK. WE’LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT. WELL TONIGHT’S GAME ALSO MARKS THE END OF AN ERA FOR HAWKEYE FANS. THAT’S RIGHT vlog OPHELIA JACOBSON IS IN IOWA CITY WITH HOW FANS ARE FEELING ABOUT SEEING CAITLIN CLARK PLAY AT CARVER HAWKEYE ONE LAST TIME. IT WAS A RAINY DAY HERE IN IOWA CITY, BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP HAWKEYE FANS FROM SHOWING UP TO WATCH CAITLIN CLARK PLAY ONE LAST TIME AT CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA ON A TYPICAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME DAY. OH, THERE WE GO. THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS LEADING UP TO TIP OFF ARE HARD TO MISS. THE SIGHT OF A SWARM OF BLACK AND GOLD DESCENDING ON THE ARENA IN THE SOUND OF TICKETS BEING SCANNED FILL THE AIR, BUT MONDAY’S GAME WAS NO TYPICAL ONE. INSTEAD, IT WAS A FEELING IN THE AIR. IT’S SAD. IT’S BITTERSWEET. THAT WAS HARD TO MISS AS FANS FLOCKED TO THE ARENA TO SEE CAITLIN CLARK PLAY HER LAST HOME GAME. I’M SAD, PROBABLY BECAUSE SHE SHE IT’S HER FINAL HOME GAME. IT MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD, BUT ALSO REALLY HAPPY FOR HER. IT FEELS REALLY SAD, BUT I’M EXCITED TO SEE HER HAVE SOME AWESOME SHOTS. PEOPLE KNEW THAT THIS WOULD BE THEIR LAST TICKET TO WATCH NUMBER 22 ON THE COURT, AND TO THANK HER. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING WOMEN’S SPORT TO THE FOREFRONT FOR EVERYONE. THING SHE’S DONE FROM PUTTING IOWA ON THE MAP. SHE’S A STAR EVERYWHERE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. THAT’S AWESOME. AND NOW THEY KNOW WHERE IOWA IS. SO IT’S NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT’S LIKE FROM IOWA THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE TO INSPIRE YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS TO SHOOT BIG. SHE CAN HIT EVERY SHOT SHE MAKES WHEN WHEN IT’S OPEN THE THREE POINT LINE AND DREAM BIG, OKAY? LIKE, OH, I WANT TO BE LIKE JORDAN. NO, I WANT TO BE LIKE CAITLIN. LIKE, IT’S KIND OF COOL TO LIKE, JUST TO THINK OF THAT, ESPECIALLY BEING FROM IOWA, THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT CAITLIN CLARK EFFECT IS HERE TO STAY. EVEN IF THE CAITLIN CLARK CHAPTER IS CLOSING HERE IN IOWA CITY. IN IOWA CITY, OPHELIA JACOBS
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"Bittersweet night" in Iowa City for Caitlin Clark's last home game
Hawkeye fans reacted to seeing Caitlin Clark play for the last time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Monday night. The Hawkeyes (31-4) advanced to play No. 5 seed Colorado in Saturday's Albany 2 Regional semifinal. They beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54 in Iowa City. People who were at the arena to watch the game described it as being a "bittersweet" feeling to see Clark play her final home game. They said it was sad to see her go, but they are also excited to see her succeed at the next level of women's basketball. Fans had a lot of gratitude towards her and everything she's done for women's sports, from putting Iowa on the map to inspiring boys and girls to dream big."She's a star everywhere, the whole world," one fan told vlog. "That's awesome, and now they know where Iowa is." » Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from vlog

Hawkeye fans reacted to seeing Caitlin Clark play for the last time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Monday night.

The Hawkeyes (31-4) advanced to play No. 5 seed Colorado in Saturday's Albany 2 Regional semifinal. They beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54 in Iowa City.

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People who were at the arena to watch the game described it as being a "bittersweet" feeling to see Clark play her final home game. They said it was sad to see her go, but they are also excited to see her succeed at the next level of women's basketball. Fans had a lot of gratitude towards her and everything she's done for women's sports, from putting Iowa on the map to inspiring boys and girls to dream big.

"She's a star everywhere, the whole world," one fan told vlog. "That's awesome, and now they know where Iowa is."

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