No. 10 Iowa handed No. 2 Ohio State its first loss of the season, 83-72, on Monday night in Columbus, Ohio, leaving just two undefeated teams in Division I women’s basketball.
Junior guard Caitlin Clark led the Hawkeyes with 28 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds for the eighth triple-double of her college career. Clark, who celebrated her 21st birthday Sunday, has the third-most triple-doubles in D-I history, trailing Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu (26 from 2017-20) and Lamar’s Chastadie Barrs (nine from 2016-19).
Clark’s four triple-doubles with 25 points or more are the most in D-I history, according to ESPN Stats & Information. She is also the only D-I player in the last 20 seasons to have four consecutive games of at least 20 points and 10 assists.
“I think it’s meaningful, and when I’m able to do that, it puts my team in a really good position to win,” Clark said of getting a triple-double. “That’s just kind of what I pride myself in, being able to do a lot of different things on the basketball court for my team. I think it makes me really…
