The Caitlin Clark effect is very real and its not just limited to Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
No. 2 Iowa’s arrival in Columbus for Sunday’s game resulted in an all-time attendance record for Ohio State’s women’s basketball program. Boasting an audience of just short of 19,000:
“Thank you to each fan in attendance today as we brought the highest indoor women’s basketball attendance of the season to the Schott AND broke our program’s attendance record,” the school tweeted.
Thank you to each fan in attendance today as we brought the highest indoor women’s basketball attendance of the season to the Schott AND broke our program’s attendance record ‼️#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/WlpcKqLwZn
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) January 21, 2024
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Fans reacted to the historic number on Twitter.
“Buckeyes making HERstory,” OSU Athletics replied.
Buckeyes making HERstory. 🤝 https://t.co/5cCE48FQ18
— Ohio State Buckeyes 🌰 (@OhioStAthletics) January 21, 2024
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“18,000 is an NBA arena crowd. Caitlin Clark really is incredible,” said Brian Mahoney.
18,000 is an NBA arena crowd. Caitlin Clark really is incredible. https://t.co/XiuwGgh1kp
— Brian Mahoney (@briancmahoney) January 21, 2024
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“WOW!!” a user commented.
WOW!! https://t.co/VR5YfGgzUD
— The Schott (@TheSchott) January 21, 2024
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“Everyone watches women’s sports. The best damn fans in the land!” a Buckeye posted.
Everyone watches women’s sports.
The best damn fans in the land! #GoBucks @togethxr https://t.co/kjD4pKKL7X
— Patrick Cota (@pcota10) January 21, 2024
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The Hawkeyes came into this one as 7.5-point favorites but find themselves in a very close game with just over three minutes to go.
A loss today would be Iowa’s first in Big Ten play this season.