Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes all-time NCAA women's scorer — and she's still going

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark has been making lots of noise in women's sports for the past several years — and Thursday night she made history, too.

When she scored 8 points early in the game against Michigan, Clark became the NCAA women’s career scoring leader. And she did it in front of a home crowd in Iowa City.

It didn't take long to reach the milestone Thursday. She made the first two baskets for Iowa of the game — a 2-pointer and a 3-pointer — drawing her within three of the eight points she needed.

She dropped a 3-pointer with 7:40 left in the first quarter, still near the Iowa logo in the middle of the court, to reach it.

The game paused for a timeout, Clark hugged teammates, and the announcer broadcast the feat to the cheering crowd.

At halftime, Clark expressed appreciation for her teammates and coaches, but her mind was still on the game.

“Just good to be in the same realm of a lot of really, really good players,” Clark said at halftime. “Lucky to do it, because I have really good teammates, really good coaches and a great support system that surrounds me — but we need to play better defense.”

Clark went on to score a career-high 49 points to lead her team past Iowa, 106-89.

A celebration was held on court after the game, and family, friends and coaches in videos played on a screen above shared memories, congratulations and well wishes.

It was the fourth time this season she tallied at least 40 points in a game.

With four regular-season games left, Clark is likely to put some more distance between herself and the previous record, as she’s averaging more than 32 points a game.

Kelsey Plum previously held the record of 3,527 career point, which she set in 2017. Clark came within seven points of that