Making history has become almost routine throughout Caitlin Clark’s senior year. With rabid Hawkeyes fans supporting her at home and on the road, she has blown past offensive markers with the same unique flair that makes her capable of pulling up with ease from nearly half court. On Thursday against Michigan, Clark set her most significant record yet.
It didn’t take long for Clark to cement her place in history. On Iowa’s fourth possession, with 7:48 on the clock, Clark rose from well behind the arc and converted a pull-up 3 to become the NCAA women’s basketball all-time leading scorer with a total of 3,528 points. She unseated former Washington star Kelsey Plum, who scored 3,527 points between 2013 to 2017. Euphoria ensued inside a Carver-Hawkeye Arena as Clark turned to the sellout crowd and took in the moment.
“It’s cool to be in the same realm of a lot of really, really good players,” she said during a halftime interview with NBC Sports. “Lucky to do it because I have really good teammates, really good coaches, and a great support system that surrounds me.”
Clark needed just eight points to pass Plum after a 31-point outburst on Sunday against Nebraska. For a while against the Cornhuskers, it seemed likely history would be made then, on the road, and not at…
