IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia ladies’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg was making an attempt to fireside up his fan base on Choice Sunday, but when he had one other probability, he may decide a special approach to do it.
After the No. 8 seed Mountaineers came upon they had been within the NCAA ladies’s event early spherical video games at Iowa, Kellogg advised the staff and its followers, “Let’s win one after which ship Caitlin Clark packing.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 9 seed Princeton within the first spherical Saturday (5:30 pm. ET, ESPN2) right here at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. That sport follows Clark and the No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes assembly 16-seed Holy Cross (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
Chatter about Clark, the face of her sport this season, has been fixed. Nonetheless, Kellogg mentioned he acquired some on-line grief from Iowa followers. He was requested about his remark once more Friday.
“I am not a [trash-talker] … I wasn’t out to get Caitlin Clark. It isn’t Mark Kellogg versus Caitlin Clark,” mentioned Kellogg, who identified that the Mountaineers should deal with Ivy League champion Princeton earlier than he may even take into consideration decelerate Clark if Iowa wins, too.
“With our seed is truthfully the place it began. That wasn’t actually the seed perhaps that some individuals within the room had been anticipating, not even from me essentially. So it was, ‘OK, nicely, let’s get previous that. Now let’s speak about Princeton.’ Then, after all, everyone within the room is aware of Caitlin Clark.”
Therefore, Kellogg’s quip. In the meantime, Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity mentioned her younger daughters are Clark followers and joked that her oldest may assist with the scouting report.
“They’ve watched extra Caitlin Clark video games than I’ve,” Magarity mentioned. “It is onerous to not be in awe of every part she does. I most likely should not say this, however we did go to the [Iowa] bookstore yesterday … there was one shirt we had been actually on the lookout for that was about to be bought out, so we would have had to purchase that.”
As for Clark, like lots of athletes, she will be fired up by perceived slights or detrimental feedback however did not appear involved about what Kellogg mentioned. That is the final NCAA event for the senior guard, who leads Division I in scoring, assists and 3-pointers. Clark has skilled large highs (main Iowa to the 2023 Ultimate 4) and lows (being upset by Creighton within the 2022 second spherical in Iowa Metropolis), and mentioned she and the Hawkeyes ought to be prepared for something.
Clark additionally talked Friday about how the Hawkeyes notice that they’re in a tricky area with a number of challengers. However after their expertise going to the Ultimate 4 final season, they’re prepared for it.
“I’d say our area most likely has essentially the most expertise in it,” Clark mentioned. “However on the identical time, we are the 1-seed in that area. There is not any cause for us to draw back from something; we will dangle with each single staff within the nation. But in addition, there’s lots of actually good groups within the nation that may beat us, and also you higher come able to play each single night time.
“Our group understands that. … I do not assume any any of us would desire a cakewalk to the Ultimate 4. That is not how this works. It isn’t the way it labored final 12 months. … We needed to discover methods to be resilient to get to the place we needed to go.”