As "Hoop Muses" author Kate Fagan explains the state has a lineage of appreciating girls basketball going back more than 100 years. Her book includes the story of how officials tried to ban the Iowa state girls high school tournament in the 1920s but failed.

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Clark has led Iowa to its first Final Four since 1993.