Video: Caitlin Clark Called Out by WVU HC Mark Kellogg Ahead of Potential Iowa Game

West Virginia head coach Mark Kellogg set a straightforward goal for the Mountaineers ahead of the 2024 NCAA tournament.

"Let's win one and let's send Caitlin Clark packing," he said to a group of fans after the team was seeded eighth in the Albany 2 regional.

Should WVU beat No. 9 Princeton on Saturday, it will be on a collision course with Clark and No. 1 Iowa in the second round.

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Kellogg didn't call his shot and guarantee victory over the Hawkeyes, and you'd expect any coach in his position to challenge his players in a similar way. Unexpected upsets fuel March Madness every year.

West Virginia can't get too fixated on Clark, though, because overcoming Princeton will be difficult enough on its own.

The Tigers suffered just four defeats in the regular season. Two of those came by single digits to UCLA and Indiana, both of whom were ranked in the Top 15 of the final Associated Press Top 25 poll.

Not to mention, Princeton won its first-round game in each of the last two years at the NCAA tournament.

More than anything, Kellogg's comments reflect how no player has a bigger target on her back than Clark.

The Iowa star has become the most recognizable name in the men's and women's games en route to claiming the all-time Division I scoring crown. Some have asked whether she's the greatest player of the modern era or at the very least put her achievements up against past legends.

Naturally there are a lot of competitors who would love the opportunity to stymie Clark and Iowa in their quest for a national title.