Caitlin Clark has done it all to get Iowa within one win of a national championship.
The Naismith National Player of the Year Award winner has been the focal point of a dangerous Iowa offense all season, and she has not slowed down in the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. In fact, she has had two of her four highest-scoring games in the Elite Eight and Final Four.
The peak of Clark’s season came on Friday against top-ranked, undefeated South Carolina. Facing the Hawkeyes’ toughest challenge of the season, Clark went off, scoring 41 points to propel Iowa to the national championship game against LSU.
As Clark and the Hawkeyes prepare to face the Tigers, the standout guard has a chance to make some NCAA Tournament history in the last game of what has been a sensational season.
What does Clark need to do in order to set the tournament scoring record?
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Back in 1993, Sheryl Swoopes was in the same position as Clark. She had done everything to carry Texas Tech throughout the season, averaging 28.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. She was named the Naismith College Player of the Year.
She continued her run in the 1993 NCAA…
