Caitlin Clark didn’t just break NCAA records in her final season with the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Clark, Division I college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, broke the single-season 3-point shooting record previously held by Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry.
Clark, Curry and former Liberty guard Darius McGee, who played at Davidson, all tied for a three-way tie with 162 three-pointers in a season.
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No. 22 Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes hits No. 4 Shea Cieski of the Penn State Lady Lions during the first half of a Big Ten women’s basketball tournament quarterfinal game at Target Center in Minneapolis on March 8, 2024. attempt a shot. , Minnesota. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
But Clark entered Friday night’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game against Penn State needing one more game to break the record. But in un-Clark fashion, it didn’t happen until the fourth quarter.
Clark may have led the Hawkeyes with 24 points that night, but it was a poor shooting performance for her. She was only 5-of-19 from the field, including 2-of-14 from beyond the arc.
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But those two threes are record-makers for her heading into Saturday’s Big Ten semifinal game against Michigan. Clark will continue to separate Curry and McGee in the NCAA Tournament.
“I couldn’t have imagined what it would be like now,” Curry told The Athletic about how much more attention there is on Clark compared to when he was getting national coverage for Davidson in 2008. Ta. I didn’t know about Instagram until my senior year of college. So just the social media element makes Instagram even crazier. ”
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts on Senior Day after the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. (Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)
The Big Ten Tournament sold out for the first time ever at Target Center in Minneapolis, thanks to people rushing to see Clark. According to Yahoo Sports, more than 109,000 fans purchased tickets.
On March 3, Clark broke Pete Maravich’s career scoring record of 3,617 points, set in three seasons at LSU. Clark made history by scoring 35 points against Ohio State.
She revealed that she intends to leave Iowa State to enter the WNBA draft after her time with the Hawkeyes ends. She could do so in Saturday’s Big Ten Tournament due to the single-elimination format.
Iowa Hawkeyes #22 Caitlin Clark reacts by making a 3-point shot in the second half of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Penn, marking the first time in a season for any male or female NCAA player. He broke the 3-point record. State Lady Lions at Target Center on March 8, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
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But Iowa will be in the NCAA Tournament one way or another. That depends on the current seeding, which will take place on Selection Sunday, March 17th.
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