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Records, Broken: She’s No. 1
Did we expect anything else from Caitlin Clark?
Last night, so much anticipation went into Iowa’s game against Michigan, as Clark entered just eight points shy of the NCAA women’s basketball all-time scoring record. She clocked the build-up and decided to just bulldoze it, scoring 28 points in the first half.
And yes, naturally, the record-breaker came on the most casual, Curry-esque shot, four minutes into the game:
The shot that made history for Caitlin Clark was, fittingly, a logo triple 🎯
🎥 @BigTenNetworkpic.twitter.com/5fI5LsHcDd
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) February 16, 2024
She finished with 49 — a career high and single-game school record — in the Hawkeyes’ 106-89 win, and thus sits atop the list with 3,569 total points. She may not be done setting records, either:
- Clark is 80 points shy of Lynette Woodard’s career mark of 3,649, set in 1981 during the AIAW era, which predates the NCAA women’s era.
- She’s also just 98 points short of Pete Maravich’s men’s college basketball record of 3,667 points. Maravich will retain that title, but it…
