Caitlin Clark women’s basketball live updates
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After an upset loss against Ohio State on Sunday, superstar Caitlin Clark and the No. 5 Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team are back in action on Saturday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Iowa City.
Clark, who is on track to set NCAA career scoring records, was knocked to the floor while Ohio State fans rushed the court, setting off a new round of nationwide discourse about court-stormings.
“I was just trying to exit the court as quickly as possible, so I started running and I was absolutely just hammered by somebody trying to run onto the court,” Clark said after scoring 45 in the the loss. “Basically blindsided and, you know, kind of scary, could have caused a pretty serious injury to me.”
Clark and the Hawkeyes (18-2, 7-1 Big Ten) look to get back on track hosting the Cornhuskers (13-6, 5-3) at 2 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the game:
Is Caitlin Clark about to set another record?
Clark has 33 points already, which means she’s just 10 away from moving past Jackie Stiles on the all-time women’s scoring list. She’s also hit eight 3-pointers, and her career-high is nine.
There’s just no stopping Clark, and slowing her down isn’t easy, either.
Clark leads the nation with 5.2 3-pointers per game — she particularly loves going to the left — and she’s already got six with 10 minutes left to play. Her stat line through the first 30 minutes: 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Kate Martin is also in double figures with 15, and has shot 6-of-8 so far today.
On the other bench, Markowski has cooled considerably, though she does have 11 points and 10 rebounds.
And just like that, Iowa has a 13-point lead. It’s the Hawkeyes’ largest lead of the game.
Back-to-back 3s from Clark — part of Iowa’s streak of connecting on four of its last four field goal attempts — has given the Hawkeyes some breathing room. Clark is up to 18 points (about 13 away from her average) and Nebraska needs a timeout.
Clark drained a 3 at the buzzer (what else is new?) and Iowa ends the half on a 9-0 run to take a 36-31 lead into the locker room. Clark already has 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and the Hawkeyes are shooting 45% (13-of-29) from the field. Kate Martin has eight points and Sydney Affolter has seven off the bench.
For the Huskers, 6-foot-3 center Alexis Markowski already has eight points and eight rebounds. (She is one of only two Big Ten players averaging a double-double this season.)
Yes, Clark is a senior … but she could come back next year and be a super senior if she wants.
Though she’s projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, she could return to Iowa City next season. Because Clark was a freshman in the 2020-21 season, she has a COVID year (basically, that season didn’t count toward anyone’s eligibility).
After a couple more scores from Clark — including a tough drive and finish — she’s already got seven points and five rebounds. It’s just crazy how …
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