History is getting closer to Caitlin Clark.
As soon as this weekend, the Iowa Hawkeyes standout might shatter the NCAA Division I women’s basketball scoring record.
Clark is attempting to surpass Kelsey Plum’s record. Over the course of four seasons at the University of Washington, the Las Vegas Aces player scored 3,527 points throughout his career.
But Plum’s record is about to be surpassed by the 2023 Naismith Player of the Year, just over six seasons after she left to play in the WNBA as the NCAA’s leading scorer.
What is the required number of points for Caitlin Clark to surpass the NCAA scoring record?
Clark needs just 39 more points to overtake Plum’s record. At the moment, the senior guard has 3,489 points.
With 32.2 points per game, Clark leads the country in scoring and has scored at least 39 points in three games this season. She’s also had three games with 38 points.
What is the next game for Caitlin Clark?
That implies that in the No. 2 Hawkeyes’ upcoming game on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, Clark has a genuine chance to shatter the record. Nebraska will host Iowa on the road, and Fox will broadcast the game nationwide.
Clark destroyed the Cornhuskers with 38 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in their first meeting of the season last month. Should she manage to reproduce that level of scoring, Clark and Plum will share the top spot on the all-time standings.
And when Clark plays Nebraska, he might create even more history. Just five more assists will separate Clark—who leads the country in assists per game at 8.2—from hitting 1,000 for her career. Only five other players have accomplished this feat.
With 1,307 assists, Suzie McConnell-Serio, a Penn State player from the 1980s, holds the record for most assists ever.
