Iowa famous person Caitlin Clark is on the verge of turning into the NCAA Division I scoring chief, however she might not set the report at dwelling.
Clark scored 27 factors in a 111-93 win over Penn State on Thursday and is simply 39 factors away from breaking former Washington guard Kelsey Plum’s report of three,527 factors heading into Sunday’s sport at Nebraska. The Hawkeyes do not return dwelling till Feb. 15, after they host Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment.
Nonetheless, it could sting just a little to have Clark break such a treasured report anyplace however in Iowa Metropolis.
“In an ideal world, (Clark) would break the report at dwelling,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder mentioned in her postgame information convention following the win over Penn State.
Clark is averaging 32.2 factors, 6.9 rebounds, 8.2 assists and capturing 47.7 p.c from the sector. She has scored 39 factors or extra 3 times this season, with the final time being a 45-point outing in a 100-92 loss at Ohio State on Jan. 21.
In an fascinating twist, Clark wasn’t Iowa’s main scorer for the primary time in 33 video games after teammate Hannah Stuelke got here one level away from breaking Iowa’s single-game scoring report with 47 factors towards Penn State. Clark completed with 15 assists and a season-high 12 turnovers.
Clark led the Hawkeyes to a nationwide runner-up end in 2023 and is the reigning Naismith Faculty Participant of the Yr. Iowa (22-2) is ranked No. 2 and tied with No. 5 Ohio State for first within the Huge Ten.
