A season after Iowa became the first women’s basketball program in Big Ten history to sell every ticket for every home game, the Hawkeyes repeated that feat. Despite an inconsistent year compared to its recent success, the environment Sunday was every bit as electric as what took place in Clark’s final season.

The win came on a day when Iowa retired Caitlin Clark’s jersey number 22 in a postgame ceremony, and the Hawkeyes delivered a win to add to the honor.

Women’s college basketball saw exponential growth in popularity and viewership during Caitlin Clark’s career at the University of Iowa. She was a must-watch whenever the Hawkeyes played and led her team to back-to-back national championship games in the Women’s NCAA Tournament.