Caitlin Clark’s Editorial

02/29/2024

By: Jeff Yoder

More Records Rewritten as Iowa’s Caitlin Clark (33-12-10) Posts Triple-Double, Pulls Within Reach of Pete Maravich’s Scoring Title

The Caitlin Clark editorial continues. Not our editorial. No, it’s hers. She’s editing names right out of the NCAA record book with a red pen that won’t run dry, and it’s about to get an exclamation point in her final regular season game on Sunday. Iowa’s scoring sensation dropped 33 points last night to package a triple-double in her team’s trip to Minnesota. She broke Lynette Woodard’s *hidden* women’s collegiate scoring record (3,649 points) with Kansas before the NCAA officially sanctioned women’s basketball in the 1970s. Clark had already surpassed Kelsey Plum’s NCAA women’s scoring record earlier this month. She also hit her 155th 3-pointer of the season last night (another NCAA women’s Division I single-season record). Red pen, everywhere. The Hawkeyes ran roughshod on the Gophers (108-60), and only one regular-season game remains for Clark to scratch out the biggest record of all…

 

Caitlin Clark → Pete Maravich

With 3,650 career points, Clark only needs 18 to break Pete Maravich’s all-time collegiate scoring record for both men and women. Maravich scored 3,667 points for LSU between 1966-1970. His record has stood for 54 years. Clark will break it in March, likely on Sunday when #6 Iowa hosts #2 Ohio State (1:00 pm ET). Set your alarm. It’s also Iowa’s senior night. The get-in ticket price is $491.

 

Watch: Caitlin Clark Breaks More Records With 33-Point Triple-Double, Eight 3s in Iowa’s Runaway Win

 

 Other NCAA Highlights

W: #2 Ohio State def. Michigan (67-51)

*Buckeyes Secure Big Ten Regular Season Title

W: #20 Oklahoma def. #3 Texas (71-70)

*Sooners Capture Big 12 Regular Season Title

M: #4 Tennessee def. #11 Auburn (92-84)

*Dalton Knecht Scores 39 Points

 

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