Caitlin Clark breaks Carver scoring record with 44 points as she passes the 1,000 point mark in win over Evansville
By Dallas Jones
IOWA CITY, IA – Not very often is an almost 40 point win so monumental, but today in Iowa City it was.
Iowa defeated Evansville 93-56 Sunday and Sophomore Caitlin Clark tallied five points with 5:04 left in the first quarter, breaking the 1,000-point barrier.
She is the fastest Big Ten women’s basketball athlete and the eighth NCAA athlete to the mile marker in 40 games or less.
Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell previously held the record with 1,000 in 41 games during the 2016-17 season.
She is only the second NCAA athlete in the last 25 years to tally 1,000 games in 40 games or less — Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne did it in 38 games (2011-12).
Clark set her career and the Carver-Hawkeye arena record with 44 points – the previous record was set by Amy Harrig with 42 points against Northwestern on Jan. 14, 1999. Her 18 made baskets is also a Carver-Hawkeye Arena record.
The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) will face off against the Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) Thursday night in Iowa City.