Caitlin Clark's Record-Breaking Three From the Logo Left College Basketball Fans in Awe
Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark officially stands alone in history, having surpassed former Washington Huskies star Kelsey Plum for the NCAA Division I women’s record for most points scored all-time.
Plum previously held the record with 3,527 points in her prestigious collegiate career, but Clark surpassed on Thursday night, in emphatic fashion no less.
The 22-year-old needed just eight points to break Plum’s all-time scoring record and she wasted no time doing just that, scoring all of Iowa’s first eight points against the Michigan Wolverines.
Clark broke the record as only she could, pulling up from the logo at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and draining a remarkably deep three in order to cement her place in college basketball history.
The historic shot left the sports world in awe, as college basketball fans expressed their disbelief over Clark’s greatness after she broke the scoring record just two minutes into Thursday’s game.
Caitlin Clark needed all of 2 minutes and 8 seconds to get eight points for the NCAA all-time women's scoring record tonight. Her first three shots of the night—layup, three, bonkers-who-else-would-pull-up-from-this-deep three—and that's history.
— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) February 16, 2024
Incredible @CaitlinClark22 take it all in! 🙌 https://t.co/cJ5rXkOQ4h
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) February 16, 2024
Caitlin Clark. ABSOLUTE BALLER. Amazing. https://t.co/MiUIBZhj7X
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) February 16, 2024
What a moment in Iowa City. Caitlin Clark scores the first eight points of the game and is now the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball history.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) February 16, 2024
Caitlin Clark from the logo to set the all time scoring record. So dope https://t.co/kG5glc2THi
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 16, 2024
Caitlin. Clark.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) February 16, 2024
A 40-footer for basketball history. Now THIS is how you break a record.pic.twitter.com/5rNdtSSSKp
In a known historic evening for Caitlin Clark… she just dropped 23 in the 1st quarter
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 16, 2024
Just a stone… cold…. DAWWWG
No nerves… no tightness.. all the while the world and history is watching.. She’s on pace to score 92 points
😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/rNr0W2Fcz6