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Clark's triple-double highlights game at Kinnick. Women's basketball record crowd of 55,646 shows up

Clark's triple-double highlights game at Kinnick. Women's basketball record crowd of 55,646 shows up

A total of 55,646 fans turned out in Iowa City for the “Crossover at Kinnick” women's basketball exhibition between DePaul and Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lisa Bluder's idea turned into history.

The Iowa's coach came up with the plan for her team to play an outdoor game at Kinnick Stadium, with the hope of setting an all-time women's basketball single-game attendance record.

Iowa did that, and more.

The Hawkeyes' 94-72 exhibition win over DePaul in the “Crossover at Kinnick” on Sunday drew 55,646 fans, almost doubling the previous record of 29,619 set by Connecticut and Oklahoma in the 2002 NCAA championship game at San Antonio’s Alamodome.