BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – No. 14 Indiana (22-4, 14-3) defeated No. 4 Iowa (23-4, 12-3), 86-69, inside a sold-out Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday night.
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, broke her own Big Ten record for most made 3-pointers in a single season. She made 140 a season ago.
Clark nearly missed a triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. She was 3-16 from deep, while the team was 5-28 from deep. That was the difference in the ballgame – cold shooting. Clark also contributed 5 turnovers.
Hannah Stuelke amassed 300 career rebounds.
Stuelke has netted 10+ points in 28 career games.
Kate Martin has registered double figures in 19 of the last 23 contests.
Martin has recorded 15+ points in 15 games this season which is a career-high.
It was her 59th career double-double which is good for fifth on the Big Ten’s all-time list.
Clark is the only player in the country with 850+ points, 225+ assists, and 175+ rebounds this season.
Tonight’s sellout at Indiana was their second sellout in as many seasons.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 112-of-127 career games which is the most in program history.
Clark kept her alive streak of 84 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I men’s or women’s player to record 3,500+ points, 1,000+ assists, and 850+ rebounds in a career.
UP NEXT
The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will return home to take on Illinois on Feb. 25. Tip-off is set for Noon (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will air FS1 and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
