The sold-out crowd at Carver Hawkeye Arena not only was present to watch No. 2 Iowa take on Penn State and ultimately come away with the 111-93 victory, but they also were there to witness to history.
Although, it wasn’t the kind of history they had expected.
As Caitlin Clark closes in on becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAAW basketball history, many were anticipating that she would inch her way closer with a stellar performance. She did have a solid night, with 27 points, 15 assists, five rebounds and a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line. As a result, she is now 39 points away from breaking the record of 3,527 held by Kelsey Plum.
But in this game, it was Hannah Stuelke who garnered the hoopla.
Stuelke put on an offensive clinic that resulted not only in a career high of 47 points, but she also passed Clark’s personal best of 46 points and finished one basket shy of breaking the record for most points scored in a single game at Iowa, which was set by former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson in 2018. Furthermore, she bested her own high mark of 44 points, scored as a senior at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids.
Stuelke’s numbers said it all. She shot a whopping 85 percent from the field (17-for-20), 62 percent from the free throw line (13-for-21) and…
