Caitlin Clark got the only 21st birthday present she wanted, a win at Ohio State. And along with it, the Iowa women’s basketball team got some overdue payback. All the Hawkeyes did in recording Monday night’s 83-72 win at Value City Arena in Columbus was notch the highest-ranked road win in program history; the Buckeyes carried a 19-0 record and No. 2 rating into this ESPN2-televised game. Despite the Hawkeyes’ success in recent years, they had lost four in a row to Ohio State – in the opener of the 2020 Big Ten Tournament right before the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the NCAA Tournament; twice in the ensuing season; and in the lone meeting last year, when the Buckeyes’ physical play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena resulted in starters Gabbie Marshall and McKenna Warnock being injured and missing several games apiece. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder blasted the officiating after that one; Warnock…
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