Caitlin Clark made more history on Friday night.
After recently overtaking Kansas legend Lynette Woodard and LSU great Pete Maravich for the all-time NCAA Division I women’s and men’s all-time scoring marks, Clark surpassed another name in basketball royalty.
With her 3-pointer in the fourth quarter of Iowa’s 95-62 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Penn State, Clark eclipsed Steph Curry’s NCAA Division I single-season record for made 3-pointers.
The basket was Clark’s 163rd made 3-pointer this season, moving her just past Curry’s 162 made 3-pointers with Davidson during the 2007-08 men’s college basketball season.
Liberty’s Darius McGhee also sank 162 3-pointers during the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season.
NEW LEADER 🎯@CaitlinClark22 surpasses Steph Curry as the new all time leader and record holder in 3-point field goals for a DI single season!#NCAAWBB x @IowaWBB pic.twitter.com/ENmOcYGnv2
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 9, 2024
Before she set the record, Iowa’s win over Penn State actually featured a rare off shooting night for Clark.
Clark finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in the win over the Nittany Lions, but she shot just 5-of-19 from the field and 2-of-14 from 3-point range.
“It took me a while, but that’s what makes it fun and some of the best shooters in the world they have off nights like that from the 3-point line. But, they all felt good and that’s all you can ask. Steph’s amazing, somebody that I grew up idolizing, so pretty cool moment. And we’re excited, obviously we get hopefully two more games in this building in front of our fans who have showed out and really traveled and spent a lot of time, money to be here, so I’m just happy for our group,” Clark said.
Clark came into the 2024 women’s Big Ten Tournament averaging 32.3 points, 8.7 assists, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 46.5% from the field and 39.3% from 3-point distance.
Curry led Davidson to the Elite Eight during that 2007-08 men’s college basketball season. Of course, Curry has become one of the NBA’s greatest players of all time during his career with the Golden State Warriors. He and the Warriors have captured four world championships during his NBA career.
Now, Iowa (27-4, 15-3 Big Ten) will turn its attention to Michigan (20-12, 9-9 Big Ten) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday. Sixth-seeded Michigan topped No. 3 seed Indiana, 69-56, in the quarterfinals. Tipoff between the Hawkeyes and Wolverines is slated for 3:30 p.m. CT.
The other semifinal features No. 5 seed Nebraska versus No. 8 seed Maryland. The Terrapins upset top-seeded Ohio State on Friday, 82-61.
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