LSU star Angel Reese On Thursday night, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was one of many to congratulate Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who became the NCAA women’s leading scorer with 49 points in the Hawkeyes’ 106-89 win over Michigan.
Reese and Clark’s relationship dates back to a rivalry established during the war. Women’s NCAA Championship Game Last season, Reese infamously waved his hand in front of Clark’s face, mimicking Clark’s own “I can’t see” gesture.
No. 10 Angel Reese of the LSU Lady Tigers hits No. 22 Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the final stages of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 2, 2023. react in front of (Ben Solomon/NCAA Photo, Getty Images)
Despite backlash from some, Clark defended Rees at the time, adding that both players were just competing.
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“I don’t think Angel should be criticized at all. Either way, what she did should never be criticized. I’m just someone who competes, and she competed,” he said at the time. she said.
Additionally, when Clark passed kelsey plums With a total of 3,527 points this week and a new career point record of 3,569, Reese was one of the first to celebrate the accomplishment.
Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate with teammates during a presentation after breaking the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record in a game against the Michigan Wolverines on February 15, 2024 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. guard Caitlin Clark (Photo taken on February 15, 2024). (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
“Congratulations @CaitlinClark22 to keep breaking records and making her story!” Reese said in the X post.
Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer
Reese recently spoke about her rivalry with Clark in an interview with Women’s Health magazine.
“I love being able to compete and stay calm afterwards, regardless of the noise outside,” said Reese, who is on the cover of this month’s issue.
“People even say magic [Johnson] and Larry Bird, that era [of basketball] And how was it? If that’s us, that’s fine, cool…I think we’re both happy with what’s going on. ”
LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese celebrates after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the final round of the NCAA Women’s Final Four Tournament at American Airlines Center. (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)
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Clark also set the Iowa State single-game scoring record with 49 points, helping the Hawkeyes chase Ohio State and try to keep pace with Indiana in the Big Ten race.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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