Caitlin Clark focused on Iowa success, not NCAA scoring record،
Caitlin Clark has never scored fewer than eight points in a game during her Iowa career, and that's all she needs to break the NCAA women's basketball scoring record. And Iowa fans who have filled Carver-Hawkeye Arena to capacity all season will do so again Thursday, this time anticipating a historic moment for the best player in program history.
Anyone who doesn't already have a ticket will need to be prepared to shell out a lot of money. The average secondary market price for a ticket to Thursday's Michigan-Iowa contest is nearly $400.
“I'm excited. It's going to be a very special night,” Clark said at a news conference. “It doesn't worry me at all. We haven't really talked about it much as a team. It's just about going out and playing basketball and having fun, and that's kind of what goes with.”
Clark only scored once at Iowa. She had eight points and fouled out in a 77-67 loss at Northwestern on January 9, 2021, when she was a freshman. It was the 10th game of his college career. Since then, 15 is his lowest point total in a game.
Clark always said the record would come when it came. She appreciates the importance of it, but she has remained focused on her team and her leadership role since her first preparatory press conference in October.
“I understand the magnitude of this,” Clark said of the filing. “But I think it kind of comes from how my four years have gone. I'm just really thankful and thankful.”
Getting No. 4 Iowa (22-3) back on track is the most pressing issue. The Hawkeyes entered the fourth quarter of Sunday's game at Nebraska with a 14-point lead, but came away with a disappointing 82-79 loss.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, teams ranked in the top 25 in the AP poll that entered the fourth quarter with at least a 14-point lead had not lost this season — they were 296-0 — until until Iowa falls to the Huskers. . In ESPN's Bracketology, the loss dropped Iowa from a projected No. 1 seed to a 2 seed for the NCAA tournament.
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Clark had 31 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds and 4 steals Sunday against Nebraska, his 15th straight game with at least 25 points and his 34th straight with at least 20. But it was the first time in Clark's college career Clark that she played. an entire fourth quarter without scoring.
Clark ignored questions about her illness Sunday, although she appeared congested as she spoke. Teammate Molly Davis has been ill enough to miss most of the last two games.
But Clark was concerned about Iowa's failure to properly execute Nebraska's defensive adjustments — and giving up a double-digit lead. She said she will focus more on getting the team off to a good start on Thursday than anything else.
This could be Clark's last February in an Iowa uniform, or she could return for a fifth season due to the NCAA's COVID-19 waiver. Clark said she will wait until after the season to make a decision on whether to declare for the WNBA draft. Iowa still has a chance to win the Big Ten regular season title, make its third straight Big Ten Tournament championship, then try to make another run to the Final Four.
“I’m someone who has very big dreams, goals and aspirations,” Clark said. “I dreamed of doing really big things, playing in front of big crowds, going to the Final Four. I go about my business like I did when I was a freshman. Of course, my life has some little changed.I just try to have fun and enjoy every day.
