Jackie Stiles did everything to avoid hearing or reading about herself. For Kelsey Plum, it became more like a millstone than a milestone. But Caitlin Clark? The Iowa senior smiles, shrugs and says she really hasn’t been nervous.
The NCAA women’s basketball scoring record might soon change hands for the third time in 23 years. Clark is 39 points from passing Plum, the former Washington Huskies standout who is No. 1 on the list at 3,527. Before Plum, Missouri State‘s Stiles held the mark of 3,393 points from 2001 to 2017.
While the record pursuit at times got heavy for Stiles and Plum, Clark is trying to soak up every moment.
“I don’t feel that much pressure,” she said after Iowa’s 111-93 victory over Penn State on Thursday in Iowa City. “I feel like, at this point, it’s like ‘when’ it’s going to happen, rather than me chasing it down.
“My main focus is just on winning, having fun, enjoying these environments because it’s so special. I’ve been able to find a lot of calmness and peace in that, and it wasn’t always that way in my career. Early on, I…
