Caitlin Clark passes Brittney Griner for 4th on NCAA scoring record

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark moved into fourth place on the NCAA ladies’s basketball profession scoring record Tuesday, passing former Baylor standout middle Brittney Griner.

Clark got here into the No. 2 Hawkeyes’ recreation in opposition to Wisconsin with 3,274 factors, needing 10 to maneuver previous Griner. She obtained that on a free throw with 7:02 left within the second quarter.

Clark completed the primary half with 19 factors and now has 3,293 for her profession. The senior has scored in double figures in each recreation for Iowa however one, which was in her freshman yr.

Subsequent on the scoring record is Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles, who scored 3,393 factors from 1997 to 2001. In second is Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell (3,402 from 2014 to ’18), and first is Washington’s Kelsey Plum (3,527 from 2013 to ’17). Plum (Las Vegas Aces) and Mitchell (Indiana Fever) are present WNBA standouts, as is Griner (Phoenix Mercury).

Clark entered Tuesday averaging 30.9 factors this season. At her present tempo, she might transfer into first place within the second or third week of February.