Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) celebrated Caitlin Clark after the University of Iowa basketball star broke the NCAA women’s scoring record and a school record on Thursday evening.
“CONGRATS to Des Moines native Caitlin Clark for breaking the women’s ncaa ALL TIME scoring record She is the pride of Iowa & leading U of Iowa wbb to gr8 succes I love watching her & the team play GO HAWKS #realhistory channel,” Grassley posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“In case u live under a rock let me b the 1 to tell u Caitlin Clark Iowa wbb star not only broke the ncaa women all time scoring record 2nite Clark had a career high game w 49 pts AND scores the most pts in a single game for Iowa wbb #realhistorychannel,” Grassley added.
Clark, who became the NCAA women’s career scoring leader in a game against Michigan, has brought unique attention to women’s basketball and the Hawkeyes team. Clark has now scored 3,569 points during the 126 games she’s played in her career.
On Thursday, she also finished with a school record of 49 points and had nine 3-pointers and 13 assists in the 106-39 victory over the Wolverines.
The 22-year-old was subbed out of the game with just under two minutes left to play and said she was very grateful to be surrounded by people who have been her foundation in life since she was young.
Fellow Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) posted online in anticipation of Clark’s performance.
“Excited to see @CaitlinClark22 set another record tonight!” Ernst posted. “GO #HAWKEYES!”
The Iowa team has four regular season games left before the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Clark, who has the option to return for a fifth season with the team because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is predicted to be the No. 1 overall draft pick for the WNBA.
–The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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