Social media reacts to Iowa star Caitlin Clark breaking NCAA basketball scoring record
Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark is one of the best players in college basketball history. Just days after announcing he would enter the 2024 WNBA Draft, Clark set the NCAA career scoring record. Clark, 22, has already built a legendary track record during his four-year career with the Hawkeyes.
She is currently named AP Player of the Year, John Wooden Coach of the Year, and Naismith College Player of the Year. She recently passed Washington Huskies legend Kelsey Plum (3,527 points) to become the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history.
On Sunday afternoon, Clark had a chance to make NCAA history when she played against the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes.
In front of her home crowd, the Des Moines native was 18 points behind Pete Maravich as the NCAA’s leading scorer. If a matchup between top-10 opponents wasn’t enough, Clark’s attempt to make history drew a sellout crowd to Carver-Hawkeyes Arena.
Tickets for Sunday’s game often sold for as low as $209, and as high as $861 per seat. This was an opportunity no one wanted to miss, and the college basketball world and Iowa State fans got what they wanted.
In front of his family, friends, fans, idol Maya Moore, and countless other celebrities and basketball stars, Clark announced the NCAA free throw record and breaking it at the end of the second quarter. made history.
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