CLEVELAND — Kate Martin has felt peaceful throughout the NCAA tournament. The fourth quarter of a tie game against 11-time national champion Connecticut in the Final Four was no different.
It didn’t matter that she hadn’t shot the ball well, or that she committed a few bad turnovers. Nor did it matter that Caitlin Clark, the superstar most view as Iowa’s hero, wasn’t hitting transition 3s in droves. Martin knew their season wasn’t going to end because this team is confident in itself, each other and Iowa basketball.
“We stayed really level-headed. We stayed poised,” Martin said.