Caitlin Clark’s Horrendous Shooting Night vs Kansas State Triggers Iowa’s Embarrassing Setback

The No.2 ranked team in the NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes are the latest to face an upset this season. Last year NCAA finalists faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. For the second time in two seasons, they lost to the unranked Kansas State. Moreover, the unanimous pick of AP preseason All-American Caitlin Clark couldn’t get her groove on as she could only land 9 out of 32 shots from the field.

The Hawkeyes who had an astonishing scoring average of 92 points before the game could only manage 36.1% successful shots from the field. Their numbers are worse from long distance as they could score only 2 out of their 21 attempts.

Kansas gives the Hawkeyes a reality check

Iowa took the court looking to extend their unbeaten run this season. Hosting the unranked Kansas at home, the Hawkeyes couldn’t take advantage of their home conditions. They were unable to take control of the game as there was a back-and-forth battle in the first three-quarters of the game. Following this, they got ahead in the fourth quarter leading the Wildcats by 48-42. However, Kansas came back strongly in the closing moments by scoring the next 10 points thanks to Gabby Gregory and Ayoka Lee. They were able to hold on to their 7-point lead in the end as the official blew the final whistle. The final score was 65-58 in favour of the visitors.

The Kansas Wildcats had a memorable Thursday night as they came back from behind and stole a famous win. Their 23-year-old center Ayoka Lee was the standout scoring 22 points on Iowa’s home turf. Also, the talented No.50 of the Wildcats managed to pull off 10 points in the final quarter of the game. She was comprehensively supported by Zyanna Walker who had 12 points and Molly Davis who ended her night on 10.

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It was rather a forgettable evening for their star guard Caitlin Clark.

Caitlin Clark’s poor show

The 2023 AP Player of the Year was on a hot streak averaging 32 points in her first 3 games. However, The No. 22 couldn’t get a single 3-pointer in the first quarter. Following this, she ended her dismal night with 2 for 16 from long distance.In addition to this, she could only assist 3 times and had 4 turnovers. Nonetheless, the Wooden Award winner finished the night with 24 points. Apart from her, no other Iowa player could score 10 points in the entire game.

The Iowa Hawkeyes need to quickly regroup and put this defeat behind them. Fans will be hoping they take this loss as a learning curve in their campaign. Furthermore, the star attraction of their team Caitlin Clark has the potential to get the momentum back for them before their next encounter.

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