On Sunday, Caitlin Clark made March Madness history. With 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, she produced a titanic performance to allow Iowa to leave Louisville (97-83), and thus join the Final Four. With this 11th career triple-double, she becomes the first male and female player to achieve a 40-point triple-double in the NCAA tournament.
“She is spectacular” dropped Lisa Bludercoach from Iowa. “I don’t know how else to describe what she does on the pitch. A 40-point triple-double against Louisville to qualify for the Final Four? Is this a joke? It’s breathtaking”.
However, the start of the meeting did not suggest such a performance since Iowa conceded an 8-0 entry. Then, the Caitlin Clark show was able to begin. The Hawkeyes point guard was directly involved in the 25 points scored by her team in the first quarter, either by scoring or by making the assist. And obviously, that was just the beginning…
“The better the opponent, the better she plays” adds Lisa Bluder. “It’s like she’s in a different mentality in these types of games, when we play Top 25 teams. That’s where her stats go to another level, against great opponents.”.
Follower of Stephen Curry
Although her triple-double will go down in March Madness history, Caitlin Clark is known for her 3-point shooting. This season, she is averaging 27.3 points with 39.2% outside skill, attempting an average of 9 3-point shots per game! All while being doubled or even tripled most of the time, which often allows him to distribute a few assists as against Louisville. A real external threat, she can trigger the logo with sometimes sensational shots that go around social networks, and which have earned her many mixtapes on Youtube. Clearly, his style of play is a copy-paste of Stephen Curry, and the latter even praised Caitlin Clark’s level of play last week.
“She is not afraid of anything” claimed the Warriors star. “We know it’s all about her, but she’s been doing a good job scoring a lot of points, while being a creator and a distributor. No shot is bad when you can shoot as well as her. When you watch Iowa play, she adds an element of surprise that you can’t really predict. As soon as she crosses half the field, she can trigger”.
