The Iowa women’s basketball team took the nation by storm last year, reaching the NCAA Tournament’s national championship game. Now, the Hawkeyes are looking to expand their reach to the rest of the world!
This week, the team embarked on their foreign tour with their first stop in Italy. With Hannah Stuelke serving as Hawkeye fans’ tour guide, Iowa began their festivities in Naples, Italy.
On Saturday, ahead of their first matchup against Team Slammers, the squad tried their hand at preparing some authentic Napoli cuisine. This definitely gives an entirely new meaning to the phrase, “Let Caitlin Clark cook!”
Ciao, Napoli 👋🇮🇹🍕#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/7elgN6BzmL
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) August 5, 2023
Also during their stay in Naples, the team took a trip to the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. For those who don’t know, Pompeii was a city in Ancient Rome located just south of Naples. It was an extremely desirous city due to its location on the Gulf of Naples.
The city was famously destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. The city was buried, and the same ash that destroyed Pompeii actually preserved the city. It is one of the most excavated sites in the world, as well as one of the most visited by tourists.
Junior guard Sydney Affolter captured the Hawkeyes’ entire experience in a video on social media which you can watch below.
While you were sleeping, we were exploring.
See Pompeii through the eyes of @sydneyaffolter1 🎥#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/uBjz1qqv5m
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) August 6, 2023
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