There it is. Introducing the new NCAA women’s basketball scoring leader, Caitlin Clark.
With her eighth point tonight in the first quarter against Michigan, the Iowa superstar passes former Husky Kelsey Plum to becoming the league’s all-time points leader.
And she’s not done. Clark and the Hawkeyes have four more regular season games remaining, as well as the Big Ten and NCAA tournament. She’ll only raise the record number each time she steps on the court, and soon enough she should pass Pete Maravich’s record and become the NCAA basketball, men or women, scoring leader.
The record has been a long time coming for Clark. After the first few games of the season, she was already on track to break Plum’s record, and it was a just a matter of when. She came up just short against Nebraska, scoring (only) 31 points.
All for the best anyway. It gave Clark a chance to celebrate at home with the Iowa faithful.
Fans and players had much to say about the Hawkeye’s historic night.
“Kelsey Plum, you can post now 😉.” -Sue Bird on her Instagram story. Caitlin Clark surpassed Plum to break the scoring record in NCAA women’s basketball history. #WNBATwitter pic.twitter.com/4RmSboITdQ
— Aya Abdeen (@ayabdeen) February 16, 2024
Incredible @CaitlinClark22 take it all in! 🙌 https://t.co/cJ5rXkOQ4h
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) February 16, 2024
She’s made history!
Cheers to @CaitlinClark22, the new NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Time Leading Scorer. @IowaWBB https://t.co/kZaFeeJwqy
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) February 16, 2024
