Caitlin Clark

ESPN's Jay Williams lauded Caitlin Clark after she put together a historic triple-double in the women's Elite Eight on Sunday.

[Dallas](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/where-is-the-final-four-for-mens-womens-ncaa-tournaments/). Iowa will face the winner of [Monday’s Elite Eight matchup](https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/how-to-watch-every-womens-sweet-16-elite-8-game/) between No. I firmly believe when it’s all said and done, she is the biggest brand in college sports right now.” [Caitlin Clark](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/iowas-caitlin-clark-records-rare-triple-double-feat-in-ncaa-tournament-history/) posted a historic triple-double in the Elite Eight on Sunday against Louisville, erupting for 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Clark will have another year as one of the faces of college sports. Sunday’s showcase in Seattle was the latest exhibit of Clark’s talent.

The University of Iowa basketball star became the first NCAA women's player to get a 40-point triple-double, with 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

[WBUR.org.](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/03/27/caitlin-clark-triple-double) On Sunday, the University of Iowa basketball star became the first NCAA women’s player to get a 40-point triple-double, with 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. [Final Four](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/27/caitlin-clark-iowa-final-four/) appearance in 30 years.

Caitlin Clark proclaimed she was the calmest she's ever been before a basketball game Sunday. With that confidence, Iowa was a lock to get the win.

With Clark at the controls, this opportunity never had a chance to overwhelm. The emotions hit all at once just a few seconds later as Clark checked out and trotted to the bench, her teammates beaming ear to ear as if they, too, had just scored the most points in NCAA Tournament triple-double history. After swishing home two free throws with 22 seconds remaining for her final points of the night, Clark crouched down at the charity stripe with a wide smile and whipped her eyes around the extraordinary scene she had just created. “I work with people about my mental toughness all the time — what’s going on up in my head. It’s the “We’re OK” Clark says to her veteran group anytime Louisville even slightly dented Iowa’s cushion. Just knowing she has the confidence in me to keep shooting, she says every game to shoot it whenever I’m ready. It’s the “You’re good” to Gabbie Marshall to start the second half, after Iowa’s sharpshooter had multiple 3-point attempts go around the rim and out. When Louisville bolted out of the gates with the game’s first eight points, there was Clark to calmly stabilize things before anyone could become rattled. For a player who’s spent three seasons at Iowa dropping jaws around the world, this was her most magnificent showing of all. The 3-pointers Clark launched from absurd spots Sunday will dominate the highlight tape, and understandably so. SEATTLE — Her pregame vibe hardly matched the moment’s magnitude, and Caitlin Clark wanted it that way. “Everybody knows this means so much to her,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said.

Here were the No. 2 Hawkeyes, playing a very good Louisville team in the Elite Eight of the 2023 women's NCAA tournament. Clark was unstoppable. In 39 minutes ...

Until then Clark is going to dominate everyone in her path, rake in the NIL money along the way, and hopefully bring Iowa a National Championship. That’s not to say they’re the most complete team left in the Final Four. This isn’t a player desperate to capitalize on her draft stock, striking while the iron is hot — but rather one who knows this heater isn’t cooling down, so the pros can wait until she’s ready to grace them with her presence. It’s a trait the great ones have, and what helps catapult Clark from amazing player, to can’t-miss talent. In 39 minutes on the court she dominated every facet of the game, finishing with 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists en route to a 97-83 win. The kind of game that halts Twitter in its tracks, prompting everyone to change the channel from whatever mundane crap they were watching, just for a chance to say “I saw that game.” Here were the No.