The two former Iowa stars were up against each other.

Former Iowa Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder has spoken with immense pride at seeing Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin facing off against one another in the WNBA.

Clark and Martin were teammates for the Hawkeyes last season and now they are playing for the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces respectively.

They became good friends on and off the court whilst at Iowa together, often being labelled as best friends.

Bluder’s pride

Perhaps the person with the most pride and happiness at seeing Clark and Martin on the court together was their former coach, Bluder. She was in attendance at the game.

“It is amazing. You get to see your player achieve their dreams that they’ve had forever. It’s so gratifying, this is exactly what you want as a coach is for them to reach their dream in whatever it is,” said Bluder, via Dice City Sports on X.

The player who stole the show during the match was A’ja Wilson of the Aces.

Many regard Wilson as the best player currently in the WNBA and she racked up 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 99-80 win over the Indiana Fever.

Clark scored eight points on 2-of-8 shooting (2 of 5 from the 3-point line) and had seven assists and five rebounds to go with six turnovers. That is her lowest return in a pro game, having previously averaged 16.7 points.

Perhaps in an effort to protect her from tough questions, Clark was not made available to the media after the defeat.