Updated 4:58 PM EDT, Sun April 2, 2023
In pictures: Iowa and LSU play for national title
LSU star Angel Reese is defended by Iowa's McKenna Warnock in the first quarter of the national championship game on Sunday, April 2.
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Updated 4:58 PM EDT, Sun April 2, 2023
There will be a new champion crowned today in women's college basketball.
For the first time in each school's history, Iowa and LSU are playing in the final of the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa (31-6) is led by guard Caitlin Clark, the Naismith National Player of the Year who has been setting records with her dazzling offensive skills.
In the Elite Eight, Clark became the first player in NCAA Tournament history — men's or women's — to record a 40-point triple-double. In the Final Four, she scored 41 points and added eight assists to help the Hawkeyes upset top-ranked South Carolina, who came into the game undefeated and hadn't lost in over a year.
LSU (33-2) has been one of the best teams in the country all season, and the Tigers' leading scorer is forward Angel Reese. Reese had 24 points and 12 rebounds in the comeback win over Virginia Tech in the Final Four. The Tigers are also coached by Kim Mulkey, who won three national championships when she was Baylor's head coach.
LSU's Jasmine Carson reacts after hitting a 3-pointer in the second quarter. Carson came off the bench to score 21 first-half points. She was 5-for-5 from behind the 3-point arc, and the Tigers led 59-42 at halftime.
Tony Gutierrez/APLSU head coach Kim Mulkey reacts to a call during the first half.
Tony Gutierrez/APIowa star Caitlin Clark hits one of her four 3-pointers in the first quarter. She finished the first half with 16 points, but she also picked up three fouls.
Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesClark yells from the sideline during the first half.
Tony Gutierrez/APIowa head coach Lisa Bluder walks the sideline during the first half.
Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports/ReutersLSU's Flau'jae Johnson is fouled by Clark in the first quarter.
Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesLSU's LaDazhia Williams is defended in the first half.
Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesReese and Monika Czinano compete for the opening jump ball.
Ron Jenkins/Getty ImagesThe National Anthem is played before the game in Dallas.
Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports/ReutersFirst lady Jill Biden, in the green jacket, takes in the game with tennis legend Billie Jean King, right.
Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesLSU players high-five fans on their way to the game.
Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesIowa fans get ready for the game at the American Airlines Center.
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