As Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes watched the clock wind down on their Elite Eight victory in Albany, N.Y., on Monday night, a sarcastic aside suddenly brought unwanted attention to the host city.
“Good luck finding something to do in Albany,” she said.
In a game that featured 36 fouls, those eight words may have landed the toughest blow.
Almost 14,000 fans packed the MVP Arena on Monday, and even more traveled from around the country to crowd Albany’s hotels and restaurants over the weekend to see some of the greatest women’s college basketball teams compete.
star who played for the University of Connecticut, later apologized, writing on social media that she was familiar with Albany, having spent a number of weekends there to coach her children’s sports teams.
Persons:
Caitlin Clark, Clark, Rebecca Lobo, Lobo
Organizations:
Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa, ESPN, University of Connecticut
Locations:
Albany, N.Y, New York’s, ”