COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – No. 3 Iowa (21-2, 10-1) defeated Maryland (12-10, 4-7), 93-85, inside a sold-out Xfinity Center on Saturday night.
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, registered her 17th career game with 35+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds which is the most in college women’s basketball since 2009.
Clark recorded 38 points, a season-high 12 assists, and six rebounds in tonight’s action. It was her 55th career double-double which is tied for fifth on the Big Ten’s all-time list.
Clark is the only player in the country with 720+ points, 170+ assists, and 150+ rebounds.
Iowa tied a school record in the first quarter with seven threes.
Lisa Bluder picked up the first win of her tenure in against the Terps in College Park.
UI is 36-4 in Big Ten action since Feb. 9, 2022.
Iowa is 16-5 in its last 21 road games.
The Hawkeyes won their first game against Maryland in College Park since the 1992-93 season.
Iowa has officially broken an attendance record or sold-out away from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 30-of-32 games this season.
It was Clark’s 51st career game with 30+ points in her career, the most in men’s or women’s college basketball history over the last 25 seasons.
Kate Martin has registered double figures in 15 of the last 19 contests.
Martin record her fifth career double-double and third of the season which is a career-best.
At halftime, Molly Davis recorded 12 points (5-5FG, 2-2 3FG), three rebounds and two assists.
Davis recorded her second-best shooting performance as an Iowa Hawkeye with 17 points.
In five out of the last seven games, Clark has shot 100% from the charity stripe.
In six out of the last seven games, Clark has made six or more 3-pointers.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 108-of-123 career games which is the most in program history.
Iowa has won 14 out of its last 15 against Big Ten foes.
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 96 occasions which is the best nationally.
The Hawkeyes have scored 80+ points in 19 contests this year.
Since 2020-21, the Hawkeyes lead the country in games with 90+ points. (51)
Clark kept her alive streak of 81 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,300+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 14 consecutive weeks.
UP NEXT
The third-ranked Hawkeyes will return home to square off with Penn State on Feb. 8. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
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