DES MOINES – No. 4 Iowa (11-1, 1-0) defeated Cleveland State (9-2, 2-0), 104-75, inside a sold-out Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Hawkeyes are off to its ninth 11-1 start in program history.
Head Coach Lisa Bluder has led Iowa to five 11-1 starts, which is a program-high.
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, surpassed Iowa State’s Ashley Joens to become the NCAA’s ninth all-time leading scorer.
It was Clark’s 13th game in her career with 35+ points, 5+ assists, 5+ rebounds which is the most in women’s college basketball since 2009-10.
Clark tied her career-high with nine 3-point field goals made.
Clark has 48 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)
Clark is now the all-time leader in 30+ point performances in men’s and women’s college basketball over the last 25 seasons. (42)
Clark has scored 20+ points in 97-of-112 career games which is the most in program history.
Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in seven out of the last eight games.
Hannah Stuelke notched her sixth game of 10+ points this year.
Stuelke corralled her second career double-double.
Marks the fourth time in Stuelke’s career she has registered 10+ rebounds.
Sharon Goodman notched 10+ rebounds for the second time in her career.
Iowa is 4-0 in neutral site contests this season.
The Hawkeyes snapped Cleveland State’s nine-game winning streak.
Iowa registered a season-high 17 made free throws in the first half.
Iowa is currently riding an eight-game winning streak.
Clark kept her alive streak of 70 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 86 occasions which is the best nationally.
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 90+ points 42 times which is also the best nationally.
Marks Iowa’s eighth win this season by 20+ points.
27th time in program history Iowa has scored 100+ points in a single game.
The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will return home to face Loyola Chicago on Thursday in its non-conference finale. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will broadcast on BTN+ (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
