Jeff Linder

NCAA women’s basketball: Iowa faces a tall task, a big challenge in No. 1 South Carolina at the Final Four.

The Associated Press added another award to Caitlin Clark’s quickly growing stack, announcing its women’s national basketball player of the year honor Thursday at American Airlines Center.

NCAA women’s basketball: The Hawkeyes dealt with a long flight delay Monday before reaching Dallas. The reality — they’re in the Final Four — hasn’t fully soaked in yet.

Caitlin Clark was undeniable Sunday with the Final Four squarely in her sights

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: For Iowa assistant coach Jan Jensen, Sunday was a day of loss, a night of victory.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Iowa advances to the Final Four with a convincing 97-83 win over Louisville. Next stop: Dallas.

Girls’ basketball: Benton Community’s duo of Jenna Twedt and Jeff Zittergruen headlines The Gazette’s 2022-23 all-area team.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: 40 minutes — and Louisville — stand between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Final Four.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: When Iowa recruit Ava Jones was severely injured last summer, Louisville Coach Jeff Walz stepped up, for Lisa Bluder and for the Jones family.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: As the Hawkeyes keep winning, Megan Gustafson keeps watching from Greece. ‘The Final Four is history; I think they’re going to get it done.’

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Iowa’s ability to run in transition, from guards to posts, is “unheard of,” according to Colorado coach JR Payne.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Caitlin Clark spearheaded a telling 13-0 third-quarter run, propelling the third-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes to an 87-77 regional-semifinal win over No. 21 Colorado on Friday at Climate Pledge Arena.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: New format and sites force teams and fans to ramp up the travel, especially to Seattle.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament notebook: Cedar Rapids native Shelley Sheetz is comfortable as an assistant at Colorado. “You move over six inches to where the head coach sits, and that seat is on fire.”

When Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder was asked Thursday for a season-defining moment, she didn’t point to any of the Hawkeyes’ 28 victories. The spark for the late-season run came in a lopsided loss at Maryland.