Another Caitlin Clark game, and another sellout. Sound familiar?
The reigning national player of the year and Iowa’s star guard, Clark will play tonight at Northwestern in Chicago, where despite the Wildcats’ 7-13 record, a sellout crowd of 7,039 is expected.
Clark, who averages a nation-best 32.0 points per game, is poised tonight to pass two women’s basketball greats in her chase to break the NCAA women’s scoring record: Clark currently has 3,389 points, and needs only five points to pass former Missouri State All-American Jackie Stiles (3,393 points) and 14 points to pass former Ohio State star Kelsey Mitchell (3,402). Provided she does that, she will move into No. 2 all-time. The record, set by former Washington All-American Kelsey Plum (3,527 points) in February 2017, is within reach.
Clark has a habit of selling out arenas wherever she plays. Iowa announced in August, months before the season started, that they’d sold out for every game and over the last few weeks, each of the Hawkeyes’ road games has sold out, too. Fans are paying hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to watch Clark in person. When Ohio State upset Iowa a couple weeks ago, many in the record crowd of 18,660 rushed the floor to celebrate the Buckeyes’ win.
Regardless of tonight’s outcome, expect to see lots of Caitlin Clark jerseys in the stands.
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Iowa vs. Northwestern: Time, TV for Hawkeyes-Wildcats
The women’s college basketball game between the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes and Northwestern Wildcats is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. in Evanston, Illinois. It will be broadcast on Peacock.
Caitlin Clark stats
Caitlin Clark has 3,389 career points (and counting!) after scoring 38 in Iowa’s 92-73 win against Nebraska on Saturday.
Is Caitlin Clark a senior?
Yes, Clark is a senior … but she could come back next year and be a super senior if she wants.
Though she’s projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, she could return to Iowa City next season. Because Clark was a freshman in the 2020-21 season, she has a COVID year (basically, that season didn’t count toward anyone’s eligibility).
What is Caitlin Clark’s highest-scoring game?
Clark’s highest-scoring game came when she hung 45 points on Ohio State on Jan. 21. Clark shot 12-for-25 that game, including 7-for-18 from 3. She also grabbed three rebounds and handed out seven assists in the 100-92 loss.
Caitlin Clark game-by-game points this season
Here’s a breakdown of Clark’s scoring this season for the Hawkeyes:
- vs. Nebraska, 1/27/2024: 38 points
- at Ohio State, 1/21/2024: 45 points (season-high)
- vs. Wisconsin, 1/16/2024: 32 points
- vs. Indiana, 1/13/2024: 30 points
- at Purdue, 1/10/2024: 26 points
- at Rutgers, 1/5/2024: 29 points
- vs. Michigan State, 1/2/2024: 40 points
- vs. Minnesota, 12/30/2023: 35 points
- vs. Loyola Chicago, 12/21/2023: 35 points
- vs. Cleveland State, 12/16/2023: 38 points
- at Wisconsin, 12/10/2023: 28 points
- vs. Iowa State, 12/6/2023: 35 points
- vs. Bowling Green, 12/2/2023: 24 points
- vs. Kansas State, 11/26/2023: 32 points
- vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 11/25/2023: 21 points
- vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, 11/24/2023: 29 points
- vs. Drake, 11/19/2023: 35 points
- vs. Kansas State, 11/16/2023: 24 points
- at UNI, 11/12/2023: 24 points
- vs. Virginia Tech, 11/9/2023: 44 points
- vs. FDU, 11/6/2023: 28 points