Caitlin Clark shares emotional farewell post to Iowa as she admits 'emotions will hit me' after final college game ended in NCAA title defeat... but insists she doesn't have time to sulk with WNBA Draft just one week away!

Caitlin Clark shared an emotional farewell post to Iowa on her Instagram story, shortly after the Hawkeyes lost the national championship game to South Carolina. 

The likely No 1 overall pick in next week's WNBA Draft also admitted 'emotions will hit me' after her final college game ended in defeat, a finish as national runners-up for the second season in a row.  

Clark's Instagram story was a shot of the back of her yellow and black No 22 jersey, which will surely be worn by no other Hawkeye and retired in Iowa City quickly. 

Clark scored 30 points in her final college game, with 18 coming in the first quarter against the Gamecocks.  

She also addressed the media after her final appearance under the NCAA banner. 

'I think for me the emotions will probably hit me over the next couple of days and I don't have much time to sit around and sulk and be upset,' Clark said after the loss to South Carolina. 

'I don't think that's what I'm about either,' Clark added. 'Yeah, I'm sad we lost this game, but I'm also so proud of myself, I'm so proud of my teammates, I'm so proud of this program. There's a lot to be proud of.'

'But there's going to be tears. It is sad this is all over and it is sad this is the last time I'm going to put on an Iowa jersey,' Clark continued. '... Basically anybody other than me and coach (Lisa) Bluder never thought this was possible.'

Before Clark's arrival, Iowa women's basketball had been to one Final Four and never appeared in a championship game.  

Now, the Hawkeyes have been in the title matchup twice and are considered a national powerhouse. 

As Clark likely joins the Indiana Fever, Bluder will have to make sure Iowa's standing does not slip.