Caitlin Clark’s last week, but interest in the Iowa women’s basketball program is higher than ever.
The Hawkeyes paused season ticket sales for the 2023-24 season on Thursday due to what they called unprecedented demand, .
“We’re going to do what we can so that fans who want to support Iowa women’s basketball get that opportunity,” said Matt Henderson, Iowa’s deputy athletics director for external relations who oversees the sale of the ticket.
According to The Register, Iowa sold 6,500 season tickets for the women’s basketball team last year. And after the team reaches the national championship game, the athletic department expects close to 100% of season ticket holders to renew.
But as of Tuesday, the university had received about 6,700 new season ticket requests — more than double the current amount. Half of those requests came between Iowa’s appearance in the Sweet 16 and the Final Four.
That brings the total requested tickets to 13,200, and leaves only about 2,000 tickets left before Carver-Hawkeye Arena reaches capacity.
“We want to get more season tickets into the hands of people who have a passion for attending women’s basketball and Hawkeye athletic events,” Henderson said.
, led the Hawkeyes to their first-ever national title game last week. They were in the Dallas game, even though that contest was played in front of a sold out crowd at American Airlines Arena.
