Caitlin Clark remained in rare form Thursday night, putting up 42 points in No. 6 Iowa’s 96-82 win against against No. 8 Maryland.
In addition to her 13-of-19 shooting, Clark had seven rebounds and eight assists. She had another 40-plus point performance against NC State earlier this season, which makes her the only NCAA Division I men’s or women’s player with two 40-plus point games against ranked opponents in the same season.
Thursday’s performance also marked her sixth total 40-point game, the most in Big Ten history.
“She’s a once-in-a-lifetime type of player,” Maryland coach Brenda Frese said of Clark. “A pleasure to watch play unless you’re scouting her and going against her. She can do so many things well. She’s a special player.”
Clark had 24 points by halftime, which helped bolster Iowa’s 56-38 lead heading into the break.
She’s just the second player in the last 20 seasons to have a 40/5/5 game in a win over a top-10 opponent, according to ESPN. The only other is Lindsay Whalen, who did so for Minnesota in 2002. She went on to win four WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx and recently was inducted into the Naismith Hall of…
