Shocking Heartfelt Message From Caitlin Clark After Her NCAA Record Break.
Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark stands in a league of her own after breaking the NCAA all-time career women’s basketball scoring record on Thursday night in a 106–89 home win over Michigan.
Clark set the record with a deep pull-up three from the logo early in the first quarter. She scored a career-high and program-record 49 points on a historic night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
On Friday, Clark posted a heartfelt message to her social media account in the wake of her career night.
“Such a special night inside Carver surrounded by everyone who has supported me on this journey,” Clark wrote. “I am so lucky to have the best family, teammates, coaches, and fans.
Thank you everyone who has reached out – your kind words mean the world to me. Go Hawks!
Clark and the No. 4 Hawkeyes have one week off before returning to action Feb. 22 against Indiana, where the Iowa star will continue to push her new record even further out of reach.
More scoring records are in sight for Caitlin Clark, but right now the Iowa superstar is looking forward to a break from the chase.
She passed Kelsey Plum as the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, putting up a school-record 49 points in a 106-89 victory over Michigan and running her career total to 3,569.
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said it was a relief to have Clark’s pursuit of the NCAA record end.
“It’s been a little bit of a distraction, but a good distraction, right?” Bluder said. “You want these kinds of distractions for your team.
But at the same time, it’s time now for us to really focus on making our team better and getting ready for Indiana next week, the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.
With Clark having become the face of college basketball, the spotlight has been on the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes for a year.
They reached the national championship game for the first time, losing to LSU in a game that set a television viewership record of nearly 10 million and is remembered for the “you can’t see me” gesture Angel Reese made toward Clark.