Caitlin Clark closing in on NCAA scoring record. Here’s how many more points she needs

Clark est en train de battre Kelsey Plum’s all-time record de 3,527 points de carrière.
The star player of the Iowa Hawkeyes has the potential to break the NCAA Division I women’s basketball scoring record this weekend.

Clark est en train de battre le record all-time de Kelsey Plum. Over four seasons at the University of Washington, the Las Vegas Aces star amassed 3,527 career points.

Toutefois, juste six saisons plus tard, Plum a quitté la WNBA en tant que leader de la marque NCAA, et son record est sur le point d’être surpassé par le Naismith Player of the Year de 2023.

How many more points is it necessary for Caitlin Clark to break the NCAA scoring record?
Clark est seulement 39 points derrière Plum’s record. Le gardien senior an actuellement 3,489 points.

Clark, qui domine le pays en scoring avec 32.2 points par match, a marqué au moins 39 points en trois matchs cette saison. Elle participe également à trois matchs avec 38 points.

That means Clark has a real shot at breaking the record as soon as the No. 2 Hawkeyes’ next game, which is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Iowa will be on the road to face Nebraska, with the game being televised nationally on Fox. When the two teams first met last month, Clark dropped 38 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on the Cornhuskers. If she’s able to duplicate that scoring output, Clark will pull into a tie with Plum on the all-time leaderboard.

And Clark could make even more history against Nebraska. Clark, who also leads the nation in assists 8.2 per game, is only five assists away from reaching 1,000 for her career, a milestone that only five other players have reached. Suzie McConnell-Serio, who played at Penn State in the 1980s, is the all-time assists leader with 1,307.