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The Iowa Hawkeyes advanced to the Final Four last night by beating the defending National Champion LSU Tigers 94-87 and Caitlin Clark put on a show.
Clark scored 41 points on 13/29 shooting from the field and knocked down nine three pointers, including a few from the parking lot.
Of course, this has been a season full of record breaking performances by the senior guard.
Clark set an NCAA single-season record for 3-pointers this year, not to mention also becoming the all-time NCAA Division I men's and women's scoring leader, with an incredible 3,859 points.
Yet for all of the amazing play and performances in her illustrious career, we actually saw some unique history set on Saturday in the Hawkeyes Elite 8 game.
Iowa rolled to an easy 89-68 win over Colorado, but it was late in the 4th quarter when more history was made.
With only 5:30 remaining in the 4th quarter, and Iowa up 81-57, Clark was whistled for her third foul.
That wasn't the story.
The story was about the behavior of the star player after the call was made.
Instead of gesturing wildly to the officials or the crowd, or even cursing at fans in the stands, Clark calmly nodded and walked away.
It was an unbelievable moment in what has been an amazing career.
For sports fans around the world, many will always remember where they were when Caitlin Clark broke the scoring record.
Many more will remember this amazing feat.
The day that Caitlin Clark didn't complain about an obvious call will be remembered for years to come.
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