Jeff Linder

No. 2 Iowa meets No. 10 UConn in an NCAA women’s basketball national semifinal Friday. Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are the stars. But there will be eight other players on the floor, too.

NCAA women’s basketball: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark repeats as Associated Press player of the year.

Monika Czinano has been watching Iowa’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament run from Hungary, where she is playing professionally. “I always had belief that they would make it back to the Final Four,” she said.

Time, TV and notes for Friday’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament national semifinal between No. 2 Iowa and No. 10 Connecticut.

A win over Kim Mulkey and LSU and a second straight Final Four bring a “feeling of satisfaction“ to veteran Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder, who didn’t need a transfer-portal pickup after all.

Here’s a look at the Final Four women’s basketball teams. It’s Iowa vs. Connecticut on Friday, preceded by South Carolina vs. North Carolina State.

NCAA women’s basketball: Addison O’Grady holds Angel Reese to 1-of-10 shooting in the second half, a key factor in Iowa’s 94-87 Elite Eight triumph.

Caitlin Clark added to her lore with 41 points and 12 assists, and Iowa finally got the best of Kim Mulkey in the postseason. The second-ranked Hawkeyes topped No. 8 LSU, 94-87, in an NCAA women’s basketball tournament regional final Monday night at MVP Arena.

NCAA women’s basketball: As Iowa continues to advance, Sydney Affolter continues to blossom. The hard-nosed, versatile junior has been one of the most valuable Hawkeyes in the postseason.

NCAA women’s basketball: Kim Mulkey, Angel Reese and the “good villains” of LSU stand between Iowa and a second straight Final Four.

Time, TV and notes for Monday’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament regional-final game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 8 LSU.

Following LSU’s win over UCLA in Saturday’s NCAA women’s basketball regional semifinal, Tigers Coach Kim Mulkey was asked about an “us-against-the-world mentality.” Here’s what she said.

NCAA women’s basketball: You wanted an Iowa-LSU NCAA rematch? You got it, Monday night for a Final Four berth.

NCAA women’s basketball: Iowa eliminates Colorado in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year, 89-68. Next up Monday: LSU for a berth in the Final Four.

In the final year before its members scatter, the Pac-12 has five teams in the Sweet 16. Colorado and UCLA make up half of the Albany-2 semifinal field while Oregon State met Notre Dame in the Albany-1 semifinals.