Caitlin Clark made history on Sunday, scoring a career-high 44 points in Iowa’s 93-56 win over Evansville.
The sophomore’s performance makes her the fastest player in Big Ten history to reach 1,000 career points, achieving the milestone in just 40 games.
With that steal @CaitlinClark22 sets a new career-high 40 points 🔥4Q 6:23 | Iowa 85, Evansville 51 #Hawkeyes | #FightForIowa pic.twitter.com/ZP00C01xQy— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) January 2, 2022
With that steal @CaitlinClark22 sets a new career-high 40 points 🔥4Q 6:23 | Iowa 85, Evansville 51 #Hawkeyes | #FightForIowa pic.twitter.com/ZP00C01xQy
Shooting 18-for-26, Clark’s impressive outing also included eight assists and five rebounds. The Hawkeyes guard’s career-high captured the attention of the WNBA’s Lexie Brown, who called Clark “so tough” in a Tweet published following Sunday’s blowout.
44 points on 26 shots is impressive at any level. Caitlin Clark is so tough 🥶— Lexie Brown (@Lexiebrown) January 2, 2022
44 points on 26 shots is impressive at any level. Caitlin Clark is so tough 🥶
With Sunday’s win, No. 21 Iowa improves to 7-3 on the season.