Creighton Shocks Iowa: College Basketball World Reacts
The Creighton Bluejays pulled off a major upset Sunday by eliminating Caitlin Clark and the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes from the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament.
With 15 seconds left, Laura Jensen made a go-ahead three-pointer to give No. 10 Creighton a 64-62 victory. The sophomore guard finished with a team-high 19 points to take the program to its first-ever Sweet 16.
Adding more fuel to the underdog tale, Jensen transferred from Iowa after averaging just 6.9 minutes over 15 games as a first-year student.
Lauren Jensen gives the Jays the lead! #MarchMadness x @CreightonWBB pic.twitter.com/cFfuJXftTX
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 20, 2022
Just a reminder that Lauren Jensen who hit that go-ahead 3 for Creighton, is a transfer from Iowa…
Madness
— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) March 20, 2022
Lauren Jensen, an Iowa transfer, just scored 9 of Creighton’s last 10 points to will the Bluejays to their first ever Sweet 16 — in an upset win at Iowa. March Madness is a time for awesome stories, and this is one of them.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) March 20, 2022
Iowa had won eight straight games before Sunday’s second-round clash, including a 98-58 blowout over Illinois State in the opening round. As noted by B/R Betting, the Hawkeyes entered this contest as a double-digit favorite.
CREIGHTON (+550 ML) UPSETS CAITLIN CLARK AND IOWA 😱
Iowa closed as 11.5-pt favorites… pic.twitter.com/IdLb5RaYN7
— br_betting (@br_betting) March 20, 2022
Sophomore sensation Caitlin Clark tallied 15 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds in a losing effort. The guard had a rough shooting performance, going 4-of-19 while making just three of 10 three-point attempts.
Some fans thought the officials let Creighton get away with overly physical defense on Iowa’s star.
There's no such thing as "freedom of movement" when Caitlin Clark is concerned. She'd draw a PI on every route if she was a wide receiver. She can't buy a foul in women's basketball.
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) March 20, 2022
No foul on this play. smh pic.twitter.com/fFSlS7T3xa
— Paul Brenner (@raiseoureyes) March 20, 2022
They treating Caitlin Clark like she Jordan in ‘88
— Jimmy Kudo (@swagerdocious89) March 20, 2022
The Bluejays will look to continue their Cinderella run in a Sweet 16 matchup Friday. They await the winner of Sunday night’s game between No. 3 Iowa State and No. 6 Georgia.
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