Kelsey Plumb will pass the torch as NCAA women's basketball leading scorer to Caitlin Clark.
“Congratulations on the record and really on the whole season! Thank you for all your hard work for the game. Lots of respect and love! See you at the next level, hopefully one day soon. ” Plumb told Clark via social media. even though she was a few days too early. “The next game was no good.” she corrected herself.
The Iowa State guard entered Thursday's game against Michigan just eight points shy of the record set by Plumb at the University of Washington in 2017. Clark scored eight points in just over two minutes, surpassing Plum's benchmark of 3,527 points to lead NCAA women's basketball. scorer.
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Clark is on pace to break the record of 3,667 points set by Pete Maravich from 1967-70, when he played at LSU, heading into the final stages of the regular season at the University of Iowa.
“Congratulations @CaitlinClark22 Keep breaking records and make her story! ” tweeted LSU forward Angel Reese, whose Tigers defeated Clark and the Hawkeyes in last season's NCAA National Championship.
Plumb and Reese are the only two athletes to congratulate Clark on his accomplishments. Here's how others reacted to this feat, which Clark aptly accomplished with his signature logo three-pointer:
Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl champion
“I just wanted to say congratulations on the record,” Brady said in a memorial video shared by the Big Ten Network. “Like everyone in the rest of this country, I've been following you as you've followed my daughter Kelsey (Plumb), and I know she's proud of you, too. We love seeing greatness here. We put our heads down, we finish our work, and we watch.”
Former Hawkeyes teammate Monica Zinano
“Congratulations, Caitlin. I'm so proud of you. I know all the hard work you put in and now it's really paying off. I’m so grateful to be here.”
WNBA Champion Brittney Greiner
“I just want to congratulate you on becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball,” said Griner, who ranks fifth behind her on the all-time leading scorer list for women's basketball (3,283 points). Please,” he said. College life at Baylor University.
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard
“I just wanted to say congratulations on the record. … I'm a huge fan of your game. I have so much respect for you. I like the way you're doing it. It's really killer.”
Purdue star Zach Eady
“Congratulations, it's a big time…you deserve it.”
Two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning
“When I was playing, I hated settling for three points, but you made me a big fan of three points. I know you have inspired millions of people. Great job.'' Congratulations again. I'm proud of you. ”
Eli Manning, two-time Super Bowl champion
“It's been very impressive to watch your performances throughout your career, but to be honest, your accuracy from long range has made a lot of other quarterbacks look pretty bad. Let me tell you that. Just…I can't wait to see what happens next. ”
USWNT star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan
“Incredible @CaitlinClark22 Embrace it all!”
Tennis icon Billie Jean King
“She made history! Cheers to the new NCAA women's basketball all-time leading scorer @CaitlinClark22.”
ESPN's Pat McAfee
“A famous and historic night for Caitlin Clark…she just gave up 23 points in the first quarter. Just a stone…cold….DAWWWG. Not nervous…not nervous…the world and history were watching. The whole time…she's on pace to score 92 points. ”
magic johnson
“Congratulations to @CaitlinClark22 for setting a new women's Division I basketball scoring record with 3,528 points!!”
