Hoops history was made as University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark surpassed WNBA icon Brittney Griner to claim the fourth all-time scoring spot in NCAA women’s basketball — Scripps News reported Clark's stellar performance during the Hawkeyes' 96-50 thrashing of Wisconsin this Tuesday.
The game itself was yet another display of Clark's singular talent, continuing to mesmerize the basketball world, she dropped a game-high of 32 points boosting her total to 3,306, and outdid Griner's 3,283 accumulated over her Baylor career from 2009 to 2013 according to details from Bleacher Report, her scorching pace suggests that the skies are the limit, and if she keeps up with her magnificent 31 points per game average, Kelsey Plum's leading all-time score of 3,527 is well within reach.
Support wasn't in short supply as Clark led her team to victory, teammate Kate Martin added a solid 16 points and five rebounds, and Iowa kept their defensive pressure high forcing 28 turnovers, "Caitlin becomes the fourth in all-time leader scorers, Syd (Sydney Affolter) just works hard time and time again and Kate Martin just continues to play like a pro," Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder praised in an interview with CNN.
Clark, who has a year of eligibility remaining due to COVID-19 adjustments to NCAA seasons, not only is she breaking records but also elevating the whole enterprise of women’s college basketball with the Hawkeyes selling out all season tickets for the 2023/24 campaign by August, her impact off the court is felt too, fans are forking over $200 for average seats at Sunday’s game against Ohio State reveals an ABC15 report.
With such towering achievements captivating fans and boosting the sport's profile, the trajectory points to an inevitable climax, as Clark sharpens her focus not only on her personal milestones but also on capturing the ultimate prize — a national championship that eluded the Hawkeyes last season, in 2023 when they had fallen to the LSU Tigers — now at an impressive 18-1 for the current season, that championship dream seems more tangible than ever.
"It just shows how much the women’s game is starting to grow and how many people are starting to fall in love with it, especially our team," Clark commented on the impact of her achievements and the growing allure of women’s college basketball in a CNN interview. With her eyes set on the prize and her name etched in the record books, Caitlin Clark is undeniably shooting for greatness — on and off the court.
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