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Everybody's talking about Caitlin: Social media reaction to Iowa basketball star's record

Everybody's talking about Caitlin: Social media reaction to Iowa basketball star's record
EIGHT NEWS AT TEN STARTS RIGHT NOW. WE’RE COVERED BY GABBY MARSHALL. HERE COMES CLARKE. HOW WILL SHE GO FOR HISTORY? THE ALL TIME LEADING SCORER IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL. I’M SOMEBODY THAT HAS REALLY BIG DREAMS, GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS. BUT I THINK TO, LIKE, PUT IT ON THIS LEVEL AND LIKE THIS MAGNITUDE, LIKE THAT WOULD BE CRAZY FOR ME TO SAY. I THINK THIS IS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. IT’S SUPER COOL THAT IT’S HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOL, THAT WE GET TO WATCH IT. I LOVE WATCHING HER AND I LOVE WHEN SHE HITS LIKE A DEEP. THE DEEPER DEEP THREES AND THAT JUST MAKES THE CROWD A LOT. AND I LIKE THAT PART. OH, I’VE GOT CHILLS. THAT WAS SO GREAT. HISTORY IS MADE IN IOWA CITY TONIGHT. A BIG NIGHT FOR THE HAWKEYES. AND SUPERSTAR CAITLIN CLARK. THE SENSATION. SENIOR SCORED 49 POINTS AGAINST MICHIGAN. BREDA HER CAREER HIGH. SHE NOW TAKES THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN THE NCAA SCORING RECORD, DOMINATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET BY KELSEY PLUM. OKAY, SO CLARK’S CAREER SCORING TOTAL NOW 3569 POINTS. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, NUMBER FOUR IOWA DEFEATS MICHIGAN AT CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA TONIGHT. THE CAITLIN CLARK EFFECT IS INFECTIOUS AS HAWKEYE FANS ARE GOING CRAZY FOR THE SENIORS. HISTORIC BASKETBALL CAREER. NOT ONLY IS SHE GETTING SPECIAL RECOGNITION AT HOME, BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND vlog HAS LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FROM CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA. TONIGHT WE’LL START THINGS OFF WITH SPORTS DIRECTOR SCOTT REISTER SCOTT. WHAT AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT. IT WAS AMAZING. TO BE HERE IN WITNESS HISTORY ON THIS COURT AT CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA. THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, SAVE FOR POSSIBLY UPSETTING SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE FINAL FOUR IN DALLAS LAST MARCH. BUT THIS HAPPENED HERE. BIGGEST NIGHT IN THIS BUILDING, BAR NONE. IT WASN’T A MATTER OF IF CAITLIN CLARK WOULD GET THOSE EIGHT POINTS. ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN SHE WOULD GET THOSE, AND SHE CAME OUT SWINGING AFTER THAT LOSS TO NEBRASKA. STARTED WITH A QUICK THREE, A DRIVE, AND THEN HERE IS THE HISTORY. AND THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT. THAT LOGO THREE. SHE GOT HER EIGHTH POINT IN THE RECORD JUST TWO MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS INTO THE NIGHT. WE GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT ANGLES FOR YOU HERE. AS YOU SEE THE PLACE ERUPTED. I MEAN, LOOK AT THE RANGE SIGNATURE. CLARK, WHAT A MOMENT. HER PATENTED LOGO THREE. HER HIGH SCHOOL COACH AT DALZELL AND KRISTEN MEYER WAS HERE IN THE BUILDING, TOLD ME BEFORE THE GAME THAT CAITLIN WOULD GET A CAREER HIGH. SHE CALLED IT, AND MEYER WAS RIGHT. THE FIRST QUARTER JAW DROPPING. SHE JUST KEPT ON TAKING AND MAKING LOGOS. HER FIRST QUARTER STATS 23 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER SHOT FIVE OF SEVEN FROM THREE. IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SHE WAS ON PACE FOR 92 POINTS AT THIS. OF COURSE, SHE DIDN’T GET THAT. SHE SLOWED DOWN A BIT AFTER THAT, BUT NOT BY MUCH. I WILL LET MICHIGAN BIG ALL NIGHT, AND WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME, SHE HAD 46. HOW ABOUT ONE MORE? HER NINTH THREE OF THE GAME? BOONE IT. SHE WAS NINE OF 18 FROM THREE, FINISHED WITH 49 POINTS, 13 ASSISTS, FIVE REBOUNDS, SHOT, 16 OF 31 OVERALL, 49 POINTS. BLUDER TOOK HER OUT FOR AN OVATION WITH ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT. OTHERWISE SHE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE IOWA WON 106 89. THEN IT WAS TIME TO CELEBRATE. AFTER THEY JUMPED AROUND, THINGS GOT EMOTIONAL AS A VIDEO TRIBUTE PLAYED. CLARKE TEARED UP AS HER FAMILY AND TEAMMATES AND COACHES THE RECORDED MESSAGES THAT PLAYED OVER THE BIG BOARD HERE AT CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA. CAITLIN SOAKED IT ALL IN AND- THEN CONFETTI CAME DOWN HERD- TEAMMATES PICKED HER UP SO CELEBRATING HER UP IN THE AIR. AN AMAZING MOMENT THAT NO ONE HERE WILL EVER FORGET. ESPECIALLY THE WOMAN OF THE HOUR, CAITLIN CLARK, THE NEW ALL TIME SCORING LEADER. MY SHOT JUST FELT GOOD, SO I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE KIND OF ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS AND KIND OF PLAYED WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE PEP IN MY STEP. AND, UM, I KNEW THAT’S WHAT THIS TEAM NEEDED. AFTER COMING OFF OF COMING OFF OF A LOSS AND, UM, JUST JUST LUCKY, LIKE MY TEAMMATES. I’M JUST SO THANKFUL THEY LET ME BE ME AND I WOULDN’T BE WHERE I AM IF IT WASN’T FOR THEM. SO, UM. YEAH, I’M JUST JUST REALLY THANKFUL. I’M JUST FILLED WITH SO MUCH GRATITUDE AND LOVE AND, UM, THE WAY THESE FANS SUPPORT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS SO MUCH SPECIAL IS SO SPECIAL. AND, UM, YEAH, I MEAN, YOU ALL KNEW I WAS GOING TO SHOOT A LOGO. THREE FOR THE RECORD. COME ON NOW. YES, THE EYES OF THE BASKETBALL UNIVERSE SAW HER MAKE THAT. YOU KNEW SHE WOULD DO IT RIGHT. AN AMAZING ENVIRONMENT HERE. FANS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, MEDIA FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. BEAU BOWMAN RIGHT IN THE THICK OF IT. BO JOINING US NOW. AND THIS WAS HISTORY THAT SO MANY GOT TO WITNESS. BO. YEAH. SCOTT, THERE’S BEEN SO MUCH ANTICIPATION, SO MUCH BUZZ, SO MUCH HYPE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. LEADING UP TO THIS MOMENT. AND IT’S RARE IN THE WORLD THAT ALL THAT HYPE LIVES UP TO THE ACTUAL MOMENT. BUT TONIGHT, IT DEFINITELY DID. FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, FANS LINED UP OUTSIDE CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA. WONDERFUL. JUST TO SEE WHAT CAITLIN’S. DONE FOR THE SPORT. WAITING TO GET IN AND WITNESS HISTORY. OH, IT WAS WICKED. HONESTLY. LIKE, OH MY GOD, LIKE I BLEW MY MIND. IT WAS AMAZING AND IT WAS DEAFENING. IT WAS SO LOUD. EXPLODED. YEAH, I THINK THAT’S THE LOUDEST I’VE EVER HEARD IT. CAITLIN CLARKE PUTTING ON A SHOW FOR THOSE WHO TRAVELED FROM FAR AND WIDE WITH 23 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, CARVER EXPLODED OVER AND OVER. WOMEN BASKETBALL’S ALL TIME LEADING SCORER, CLAIMING HER CROWN WITH AUTHORITY. ALL THE KIDS WHO HAVE ADMIRED HER FOR YEARS LEFT SPEECHLESS WITH EACH THREE. IT WAS REALLY COIN. SHE DOES SHOTS FROM LIKE EVERYWHERE WHERE IT’S LIKE YOU KILL HER SOMEWHERE TO SHOOT FROM AND SHE’S PROBABLY GONNA DO IT. YEAH, AND EACH HAWKEYE HERE THURSDAY NIGHT LEFT WITH A MEMORY. THEY WON’T FORGET. IT WAS ELECTRIC. IT WAS SUPER LOUD. EVERYONE JUMPING UP, CLAPPING. I MEAN, DEAFENING IN A WORD, CRAZY. I STILL HAVE ADRENALINE FROM IT. IT’S CRAZY. CANADA HAVE DRAWN IT UP. ANY BETTER. WITH ALL THE RECORD SHE HIT TONIGHT. NOT JUST THE ALL TIME LEADING SCORER IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL HISTORY, BUT THE PROGRAM SCORER. 49 POINTS TONIGHT IN CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA. A CAREER HIGH AS WELL. JUST COULDN’T HAVE DRAWN IT UP ANY BETTER. COACH BLUDER SAID THAT AS WELL. SCOTT. BO YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. SIMPLY SENSATIONAL AND THE DOWLING COACHES SHE HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL GOT TICKETS. JAN JANSEN, ASSISTANT COACH AT IOWA, SURPRISED THEM. SO THEY WERE HERE. AND YOU LOOK BACK AT HER DAYS AT DOWLING WHERE SHE JUST PUT ON A SHOW AS A SENIOR. AVERAGED 33.5 POINTS, EIGHT REBOUNDS, FOUR ASSISTS. AND THEN SHE LED THE STATE IN SCORING THAT YEAR AS A SENIOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. UH, YOU KNOW, FANS ACROSS THE NATION GLUED TO THEIR SCREENS OR THEIR TABLETS AND THEIR PHONES
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Everybody's talking about Caitlin: Social media reaction to Iowa basketball star's record
Iowa basketball superstar Caitlin Clark passed former Washington star Kelsey Plum Thursday night to become the NCAA women's all-time scoring leader. In her 126th game, with her 3,528th career point, Clark moved to No. 1 on the scoring list. (Plum scored 3,527 points in 139 games between 2013-2017 for Washington.)Clark hit what is arguably her signature move — a pull-up 3-pointer from near the midcourt logo — to break the record as she scored each of her team's first 8 points of the game.Below is a collection of social media reactions to Clark's record-breaking moment.Barack ObamaMagic JohnsonBillie Jean KingLil WaynePeyton and Eli ManningNikeAlex Morgan, USA soccerVideo: Watch the moment Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women's scoring recordAngel Reese, LSU basketballChicago CubsGov. Kim ReynoldsPat McAfeeBig Ten NetworkTrae YoungESPNHolly RoweCaitlin Clark's former high school coach in attendance to watch NCAA scoring record fallNCAA women's basketball career scoring leaders*Caitlin Clark, Iowa — 3,569Kelsey Plum, Washington — 3,527 Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State — 3,402Jackie Stiles, Missouri State — 3,393Brittney Griner, Baylor — 3,283*Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo/Syracuse — 3,213Patricia Hoskins, Mississippi Valley State — 3,122Lorri Bauman, Drake — 3,115Jerica Coley, FIU — 3,107Rachel Banham, Minnesota — 3,093* — Clark and Fair are active players.More Caitlin Clark coverageCaitlin Clark videosHere's what Patrick Mahomes said when asked about Caitlin Clark during a Super Bowl news conferenceCaitlin Clark discusses her legacy at a press conference after NCAA title gameIowa’s Caitlin Clark named Naismith National Player of the YearCaitlin Clark's dad, high school coach reflect on her early basketball careerCaitlin Clark gifts Iowa girl with signed shoesDowling star Caitlin Clark scores 60 on Mason City

Iowa basketball superstar Caitlin Clark passed former Washington star Kelsey Plum Thursday night to become the NCAA women's all-time scoring leader.

In her 126th game, with her 3,528th career point, Clark moved to No. 1 on the scoring list. (Plum scored 3,527 points in 139 games between 2013-2017 for Washington.)

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Clark hit what is arguably her signature move — a pull-up 3-pointer from near the midcourt logo — to break the record as she scored each of her team's first 8 points of the game.

Below is a collection of social media reactions to Clark's record-breaking moment.

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Video: Watch the moment Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women's scoring record

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Caitlin Clark's former high school coach in attendance to watch NCAA scoring record fall



NCAA women's basketball career scoring leaders

  1. *Caitlin Clark, Iowa — 3,569
  2. Kelsey Plum, Washington — 3,527
  3. Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State — 3,402
  4. Jackie Stiles, Missouri State — 3,393
  5. Brittney Griner, Baylor — 3,283
  6. *Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo/Syracuse — 3,213
  7. Patricia Hoskins, Mississippi Valley State — 3,122
  8. Lorri Bauman, Drake — 3,115
  9. Jerica Coley, FIU — 3,107
  10. Rachel Banham, Minnesota — 3,093

* — Clark and Fair are active players.


More Caitlin Clark coverage

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Here's what Patrick Mahomes said when asked about Caitlin Clark during a Super Bowl news conference

Caitlin Clark discusses her legacy at a press conference after NCAA title game

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark named Naismith National Player of the Year

Caitlin Clark's dad, high school coach reflect on her early basketball career

Caitlin Clark gifts Iowa girl with signed shoes

Dowling star Caitlin Clark scores 60 on Mason City