Opinion Toasting the Iowa womens basketball teams historic season

DALLAS — Iowa women’s basketball didn’t win a national championship on Sunday night. But the Hawkeyes’ 2022-23 season was still the most impressive the program had ever seen. Not only did the Hawkeyes make their first Final Four in 30 years, but Iowa also took down South Carolina and its 42-game win streak — something nobody expected them to do. The Gamecocks were undefeated, the defending champions, and an 11.5-point favorite over the Hawkeyes. But the Hawkeyes beat the odds. “Why does it have to be the same teams winning it year after year?,” senior Kate Martin said on Saturday.…