The former player says Rebecca Lobocurrent analyst at ‘ESPN‘, who hasn’t seen any woman play like Iowa star Caitlin does Clark. Some dare even more, comparing their shooting range with nothing seen so far, so constantly and accurately, in basketball in all categories.
What will not be debatable, and will remain in history, is that the Division I scoring leadership in American university basketball will belong to this woman, who on Sunday night surpassed the legendary mark of Pete Maravich by scoring 35 points in his team’s victory over Ohio State by 93-83. Clark He needed 18 points and he achieved it before the break with a free kick that eliminated the few uncertainties that there were about his ability to reach it.
Clark thus reached 3,685 points, surpassing the 3,667 of the late Maravich with LSU, a 54-year-old mark that was considered the Holy Grail of NCAA basketball. It is the third scoring record that he has managed to surpass in less than three weeks. Four days earlier he broke Lynette’s record Woodard in the women’s major leagues, and two weeks earlier beat Kelsey’s Plum in Division I. “I’m so focused on helping this team win and be so great, that it’s hard for me to wrap my head around everything that’s going on,” she said. “I try to soak up the moment.”
Many observers will want to put an asterisk on Clark’s achievement because Maravich He accumulated his 3,667 points in 83 games over three seasons in LSU (1967-70) and without having a 3-point line or shot clock. Be that as it may, Clark, who averages 32.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, has made his impact on the league clear, leading in scoring, three-pointers and basket passes. His shooting range, which often barely reaches midfield, makes his impact revolutionary.
Against Ohio State he scored six three-pointers to increase his record for three-pointers made in a season to 162. NCAA. He also finished with nine assists and six rebounds in 39 minutes.
Clark in throwing action
Cliff Jette (LaPresse)
After this new milestone in her career, she said she hopes not to be remembered only for records. “I hope people remember me for the way she played with a smile on her face, my competitive fire,” she said. “Of course they can remember the victories, but also how much fun my teammates and I had together.”
“I am confident that women’s sports will progress even further,” added Lisa Bluder, her coach on the women’s team. Iowa, “but for me, you don’t have to beat a man’s record to be recognized. You do not have to do it”.
Natural from Monks (Iowa) and currently 22 years old, this talented player announced last week that she will skip her final season of eligibility and head to the NFL draft. WNBA in April, where it will be the presumed number 1.
His pursuit of scoring records, combined with his dazzling style of play, has attracted media attention in an amount that would overwhelm most 22-year-olds. This attention is also accompanied by advertising agreements with large firms such as Gatorade o State Farm.
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