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LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey had nothing but praise for Iowa star point guard Caitlin Clark after the Lady Hawkeyes defeated the national reigning champs.

Asked about her team's defensive tactics to defend Clark, who had 41 points against the Lady Tigers, after the 94-87 loss to Iowa on Monday night in Albany, New York, Mulkey admitted to not having a 'whole lot of strategy,' adding that 'you gotta guard her, nobody else seems to be able to guard her.'

'We didn't even guard her last year when we beat 'em,' she then joked before giving the Iowa star her flowers. 

'She's just a generational player and she just makes everybody around her better,' Mulkey pointed out, adding: 'That's what the great ones do. I think they had a kid who had 21 and 18, she had 12 assists. Caitlin Clark isn't going to beat you by yourself... It's what she does to make those other teammates better that helps her score points and them score points to beat you.

'What did I say to her [after the game]? I said I sure am glad you leaving. I said, girl, you something else. Never seen anything like it.' 

Clark, whose record-breaking exploits have brought

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