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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
EVANSTON, Ill. — Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark added to her growing collection of milestones Wednesday night at Northwestern, moving into second-place on the NCAA women’s all-time scoring list.
Clark, the Naismith women’s college player of the year for the 2022-23 season, passed former Ohio State star Kelsey Mitchell (3,402) on a layup with 4:58 left in the second quarter. She entered Wednesday’s game fourth on the career scoring list — four points behind Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles and 13 behind Mitchell. Clark’s second 3-pointer of the first quarter pushed her past Stiles on the scoring list.
Clark, who also overtook Mitchell as the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer, finished with 35 points for her fifth straight 30-point game, matching the longest streak of her career. Now at 3,424 career points, Clark will set her sights on the NCAA’s all-time scoring record of 3,527, held by Washington’s Kelsey Plum.
Clark also had 10 assists, six rebounds, two steals and a block. She finished just 3-of-12 from 3-point range but made all 10 of her free throw attempts in 32 minutes. The No. 3 Hawkeyes won 110-74.
Clark, a senior from West Des Moines, Iowa, has reached a series of milestones, becoming Iowa’s all-time leader in points, assists and 3-pointers made. She also is on pace to break the Big Ten’s made field goals record held by Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender.
Clark and Iowa, the 2023 national runner-up, played before the first-ever sellout crowd for a women’s basketball game at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. She and the Hawkeyes have drawn record crowds at road and neutral venues all season.