Unless you were sleeping under a rock yesterday, you saw or heard about the history-making performance by Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark.
Clark was only eight points away from history and of course, it was a three-ball from way downtown that set the record. It happened in under three minutes into the game. She wasn’t done as the Iowa native poured in another 41 points in the contest. Clark recorded a double-double as she dished out 13 assists as well. Iowa took care of business in the 106-89 victory over Michigan.
Caitlin Clark officially stands alone as the all-time scoring leader in NCAA women’s basketball history. That number will only continue to grow as the Hawkeyes have four more games in the regular season.
THE shot. @caitlinclark22 x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/Pd442DeYzR
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) February 16, 2024
As for what is next, Clark has her eyes on the men’s all-time record set by the Hall of Famer, “Pistol” Pete Maravich. His mark of 44.2 points per game is clearly out of reach, but she can pass his mark for career points. The mark sits at 3,667.
Currently, Clark has 3,569 points which is just 98 behind Maravich. Given that she averages 32.8 points per game, she should certainly be able to break that mark before the regular season comes to a close on Mar. 3.
Even though the women’s crown now belongs to Caitlin Clark, we will all have our eyes on one of the records we thought would never be broken.