Opinion Celebrating the historic season of the Iowa womens basketball team

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DALLAS — On Sunday night the womens basketball team from Iowa did not claim the national title.

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The Hawkeyes defeated South Carolina and its 42-game winning run which was something no one anticipated them to achieve in addition to making their first Final Four in 30 years.

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Senior Kate Martin questioned on Saturday "Why does it always have to be the same teams winning it?

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"I believe the parity in this league has been wonderful this year and it's been very enjoyable to witness the upsets and everything else in this womens March Madness tournament" the author said.

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The Hawkeyes also surpassed the previous season's victory total for the program with a 31-7 record.

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People can see how great the product is and how much fun the game is once they turn on the TV or get in their seats according to Clark.

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"Our team uses the proper strategy. They practice proper basketball techniques.

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Senior Monika Czinano expressed her pride in the team's accomplishments despite hardships.

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"We have consistently shown up and given it our best throughout the entire season. You can only put your heart into something and believe in it in any scenario and that's what we did.

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The longest stretch in Division I history starting 92 games together over the previous three years has been held by Warnock Czinano Clark and seniors Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall.

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The loss of two seniors who gave their all to the program in Clarks opinion is more important than anything else.

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They provided a fantastic example of what it takes to perform at this level and on this platform for the other players we have in that locker room in my opinion.

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Im quite appreciative that they took that action because it's necessary to advance the situation by bringing everyone up to speed.

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Hannah Stuelke a freshman forward and Addison O'Grady a sophomore center should make the starting lineup if the 2023–24 roster remains the same.

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Stuelke who started the Hawkeyes bench this season averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12 minutes per game. OGrady participated in 32 fewer games than Stuelke this season scoring just two points and pulling down 1.4 rebounds.

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