Many roads on the journey to historical moments are full of ups and downs, winding along a rollercoaster of failures until arriving in the record books.
But then there’s Caitlin Clark’s. Hers has been pretty perfect from the start.
Thursday marked her 126th game in an Iowa jersey, and her 126th game as the most feared scorer in whatever arena her Hawkeyes were playing in. Along the way, she’s compiled enough highlights and eye-popping performances to fill her own wing in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
While her team has experienced shortcomings, most notably on the biggest of March stages, those blemishes have rarely been the fault of No. 22. So in celebration of Clark surpassing Kelsey Plum’s NCAA women’s record of 3,527 career points, here are some of the most notable highlights of Clark’s career thus far.
Nov. 25, 2020: A dominant debut
“I set my goals pretty high,” she said. “I wouldn’t say I’m shocked, but it’s a good start to the season for sure.”
Those were the words of an 18-year-old Caitlin Clark who just scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished four assists and drained three 3-pointers in her first college game, a 96-81 win over Northern Iowa. She, of course, was the game’s leading scorer.
A week later, Clark made her second game…
