Caitlin Clark moves to No. 2 in all-time scoring for women’s college basketball

She’s moving on up!

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Iowa’s Caitlin Clark surpasses Kelsey Mitchell for second all-time on NCAA Women’s scoring list Iowa’s Caitlin Clark surpasses Jackie Stiles for 3rd all-time on NCAA Women’s scoring list

Caitlin Clark officially moved to No. 2 on the Division I women’s all-time scoring list behind former Washington star Kelsey Plum.

The Iowa standout added 35 points to her all-time total along with 10 assists and six rebounds in the No. 3 Hawkeyes’ 110-74 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark surpasses Kelsey Mitchell for second all-time on NCAA Women’s scoring list

Clark converted a layup with 4:58 left in the first half to give her 14 points, and 3,403 for her career, to move ahead of Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell (3,402) after she passed Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles (3,393) for third on a 3-pointer with 2:04 left in the first quarter.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark surpasses Jackie Stiles for 3rd all-time on NCAA Women’s scoring list

Kelsey Plum, who starred at Washington from 2013-17, tops the women’s scoring list with 3,527 points. The men’s leader is LSU’s Pete Maravich, who finished his career with 3,667 points.

By passing Mitchell, Clark became the career scoring leader for the Big Ten Conference.

Cheered on by a sellout crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena filled with Iowa colors and dotted with Clark shirts, the senior guard went 11 for 22 from the field and 10 for 10 at the free-throw line. It was her 13th game this season with at least 30 points.

Hannah Stuelke had 17 points and nine rebounds for Iowa (20-2, 9-1 Big Ten), which earned its second straight win since a 100-92 overtime loss at Ohio State on Jan. 21. Kate Martin added 16 points.

Northwestern (7-14, 2-8) lost its fifth straight game. Melannie Daley scored 19 points for the Wildcats, and Hailey Weaver finished with 13.

Clark finished the night with 3,424 points, departing to a big ovation with 4:23 remaining.

While Clark moved closer to Plum’s record, it was her passing ability that sparked the Hawkeyes in the runaway win. She made a nice pass ahead to Stuelke for a fast-break layup in the second quarter, and she found Sydney Affolter for a backdoor layup in the third.

Clark is averaging 32.0 points a game this season and is on pace to reach the all-time record by March.

With 8 regular-season games remaining plus the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments, and an extra year of eligibility left due to the 2020 pandemic-shortened season, Clark has plenty of opportunities to add another record to her already impressive résumé.

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Iowa visits Maryland on Saturday night.

Northwestern hosts Wisconsin on Sunday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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