Arguably the greatest women’s college basketball player of all time has cemented her legacy.
Iowa State superstar Caitlin Clark became the NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer Thursday night against Michigan.
The eight points Clark needed to break the record were probably the easiest eight points of her life.
She achieved success by knocking down each of her first three field goals, but watching her break that record was something to behold.
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The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 77-73 in the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Iowa Hawkeyes No. 22 Caitlin Clark celebrates afterward. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Clark pulled out of the logo’s range like a prayer, but to her, it was just a shot. That’s a real net, and she surpassed Kelsey Plum’s 3,527 points for Washington from 2013 to 2017.
As Coach Clark had hoped, Michigan did not immediately stop the game even after possession of the ball after the shot, but as the University of Iowa got the ball back and called for a timeout amid thunderous applause, Clark called for a timeout. I was able to take advantage of it.
Oh, that was just a preview for the seniors. She dropped her 23 points in the first quarter, making 8 of 10 shots (she was 5 of 7 from 3-point land).
Clark may now have another record in mind: NCAA points records for both men and women.
She currently ranks third behind Antwaun Davis (3,664) and “Pistol” Pete Maravich (3,667), with Iowa entering its final regular season game against No. 2 Ohio State on March 3. He is on pace to outpace Maravich.
But for Clark, it’s effectively a question of when, not if, he’ll break the record. After Iowa State’s final five games of the regular season, the Hawkeyes will play in the Big Ten Tournament and will likely advance quite far. Then there’s the Women’s March Madness Tournament, where they get to compete in earnest again.
Ticket prices for Thursday’s game soared, with the Associated Press reporting that the average ticket price on TickPick was $394.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates the second half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Spectrum Center on November 9, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (G. Fiume/Getty Images)
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This record-breaking was second only to Clark’s impact on the women’s game, but her true impact was felt during last year’s Games. march madness Run.
after snap south carolina The matchup between the University of Iowa and LSU, which won 42 consecutive games in the semifinals, became the most-watched game in women’s college basketball history, with 9.9 million viewers, according to ESPN.
Clark famously typed out the “You Can’t See Me” celebratory message during the tournament, and LSU’s Angel Reese pulled it off near Clark in the championship. Rees was criticized for this, but Clark fully supported Rees, insisting that Rees “should never be criticized for what he did.”
According to the Des Moines Register, Iowa State was forced to suspend season ticket sales for the 2023-24 season due to an influx of demand ahead of the senior season.
Iowa State guard Caitlin Clark, 22, celebrates with teammates after an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in West Lafayette, Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Clark scored 31 points in the third quarter on Saturday in her first game in hopes of breaking the women’s record, but was scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Fox News’ Joe Morgan, Chants Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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