Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne became the fastest women’s player in NCAA DI history to reach 2,000 career points when she scored 42 against Hofstra on Feb. 16, 2012 in her 75th career game.
Now, more than 10 years later, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has matched Delle Donne with a 20-point effort in a victory over Dartmouth on Dec. 21, 2022, also in her 75th career game. Her 2,000th-career points came on a 3-pointer in the first half.
“Elena Delle Donne, she was a person I idolized growing up,” Clark said after eclipsing the milestone. “I have her shoes in my locker.”
We thought it would be fun to compare how each player reached the 2K mark. I looked at both players’ journeys to 2,000 and here are some of the things that stood out:
- Their scoring averages are almost identical. Delle Donne averaged 26.7 points at Delaware; Clark averages 26.8 a night almost halfway through her junior season.
- Clark notched her 1,000 point in her 40th game last season, again following Delle Donne who accomplished the feat in 38 games.
- Delle Donne won the scoring title once (2012) in her collegiate career. Clark won back-to-back years (2021, 2022) and is currently third in the country in scoring.
- Both players earned their 2,000th career points on…
