Clark passes Griner for 4th on NCAA scoring list

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark moved into fourth place on the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring list Tuesday, passing former Baylor standout center Brittney Griner as the No. 2 Hawkeyes won their 15th game in a row. Clark now has 3,306 points.

Clark scored a game-high 32 as Iowa defeated visiting Wisconsin 96-50. The Hawkeyes were without starting forward Hannah Stuelke (lower leg injury) but still beat the Badgers for the 29th consecutive time. Iowa, 18-1 overall, leads the Big Ten at 7-0.

Clark also led the Hawkeyes with seven rebounds and five assists. For the third consecutive game, she made six of the Hawkeyes’ 15 3-pointers.

Clark came into the game with 3,274 points, needing 10 to move past Griner. She got that on a free throw with 7:02 left in the second quarter. The senior has scored in double figures in every game at Iowa except one, in her freshman year.

Next on the scoring list is former Missouri State guard Jackie Stiles, who scored 3,393 points from 1997 to 2001. Clark needs 88 to pass her.

In second is guard Kelsey Mitchell (3,402 from 2014 to 2018 at Ohio State), and first is guard Kelsey Plum (3,527 from 2013 to 2017 at Washington). Plum (Las Vegas Aces) and Mitchell (Indiana Fever) are current WNBA standouts, as is Griner (Phoenix Mercury).

Clark is now averaging 31.0 points per game. At her current pace, she could move into first place in the second or third week of February.

She has made at least one 3-pointer in 76 consecutive games and at least two 3s in 45 consecutive games. The latter streak is the longest in Division I over the past 25 seasons.

Clark has led both her team and the opponent in scoring in 29 consecutive games going back to last season. That is the second longest such streak over the past 25 seasons, trailing only former Delaware star Elena Delle Donne (33). Delle Donne (Washington Mystics) scored 3,039 points for the Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013.

Wisconsin is the 26th different opponent against which Clark has scored at least 30 points. That includes every Big Ten program except Purdue, against which Clark had her 15th career triple-double last week.

Iowa next travels to No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday for what’s anticipated to be one of the Hawkeyes’ tougher road games.

“We know we’re going to have our hands full there, breaking the press and taking care of the ball,” Clark said. “But also, there’s so many weapons on the floor, being able to guard at all five positions is key for us.”

ESPN Stats & Information contributed to this report.