Caitlin Clark put up a spectacle for everyone engaged throughout the NCAA tournament. Despite losing out to the LSU Tigers in the NCAA women’s basketball finals, Clark certainly made her mark. The terrific performance from the Iowa Hawkeyes guard has not gone unnoticed, after back-to-back 40-point games. Despite the loss in the finals, she is a force to be reckoned with. Clark will surely bring her A-game in the next tournament.
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The most scintillating aspect of Clark’s game was her shooting range. Despite standing at 6 feet tall, she is a lethal shooter past the half-court. After such a display fans are starting to compare her to NBA’s greatest 3-point shooter Stephen Curry. Fans have drawn comparisons as both are not that tall, but possess a superb 3-point range. One fan named her “Stephanie Curry,” as the female version of Curry.
Since she arrived at Iowa, no player has scored more from the 3-point line than Clark. She led the statistics at 3 points made in her freshman year on the national level with 116. In her junior year as well, she leads the line once again with 132 3s. In the Final Four game against South Carolina, she showcased her range from all over the court, each 3-point shot gets the crowd roaring.
Caitlin Clark averaged 38.71% from the 3-point line at the NCAA tournament
This season, Clark has set the court on fire as well as the record books at the NCAA competition. She walked away with the Naismith Women’s player of the year award ahead of the Final Four. She even won the Associated Press Player of the Year award. She finished her campaign at the NCAA tournament with a 3-point percentage of 38.71%. Clark put on a 3-point shooting masterclass at the tournament this year.
The shot that broke the single-tournament record for most 3’s by @CaitlinClark#NationalChampionship x 🎥 ABC / @IowaWBB pic.twitter.com/M2ZSvQlHY5
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 2, 2023
Alongside winning the Naismith and Associated Press players of the year trophies, she earned her name in the history books. When Iowa faced South Carolina, Clark tied the record for most 3-pointers made at the women’s NCAA Tournament, at 24.
It was a record that was set by Virginia Tech’s, Georgia Amoore at the Final Four game against the Tigers. The record stood for just 2 days before Clark went ahead and broke it. In the game against the Tigers, she drowned 8 3-pointers and ended up with a game-high 30 points.