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Caitlin Clark's record-breaking season ends with Iowa defeat

Caitlin Clark will end her career at Iowa without the elusive national championship.

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Caitlin Clark in the second half during the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship game against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

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<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Caitlin Clark" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2024/03/22/don-t-waste-caitlin-clark" data-vars-content-id="79a6143b-70fb-4e3f-b36e-491d536a3a2e" data-vars-headline="Caitlin Clark&#x27;s record-breaking season ends with Iowa defeat" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2024/03/22/don-t-waste-caitlin-clark" target="_self">Caitlin Clark</a> will end her college basketball career at Iowa without the elusive national championship.State of play: The Hawkeyes lost to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="undefeated South Carolina" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/07/ncaa-basketball-south-carolina-undefeated-national-championship-win" data-vars-content-id="79a6143b-70fb-4e3f-b36e-491d536a3a2e" data-vars-headline="Caitlin Clark&#x27;s record-breaking season ends with Iowa defeat" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/07/ncaa-basketball-south-carolina-undefeated-national-championship-win" target="_self">undefeated South Carolina</a> Gamecocks Sunday afternoon 87-75.

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Caitlin Clark's record-breaking season ends with Iowa defeat