College hoops: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark sets another record

Feb. 29 (UPI) — Iowa’s Caitlin Clark set another record by passing Lynette Woodard for the most career points in women’s basketball history. Now, she needs just 18 to pass Pete Maravich for the overall record for men’s or women’s hoops.

Clark, who set the NCAA women’s mark Feb. 15, totaled 33 points in the Hawkeyes’ 108-60 blowout victory over Minnesota on Wednesday in Minneapolis. She entered the night 32 points behind Woodard, who reached her career point total before the NCAA’s sponsorship of women’s sports.

Clark passed Woodard (3,649) with a 3-pointer with 4:29 remaining Wednesday’s. She finished the night with a 33-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound triple-double.

The Iowa phenom now sits at 3,650 career points, just behind the 3,667 Maravich scored from 1967 to 1970 for the LSU Tigers.

Clark, averaging a national-best 32.2 points per game, and the No. 6 Hawkeyes will host the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in their regular-season finale Sunday in Iowa City.

Pete’s record, it’s getting closer and closer,” Clark told reporters. “I vividly remember even people in high school coming up to me and talking about Pete and [saying], ‘You need to watch him on YouTube.’