Caitlin Clark Has Classy Reaction To Moving Into 2nd On All-Time Scoring List

Iowa Hawkeyes Caitlin Clark had a classy reaction to passing Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell as the second leading scorer of all time in women’s college basketball Wednesday night.

Of course, that’s been her M.O. ever since the spotlight started shining with the heat of a thousand suns on her during last year’s NCAA tournament.

Following Iowa’s win over Northwestern on Wednesday, Clark now has 3,424 points, putting her just 103 points behind Kelsey Plum on the all-time scoring list.

After the game, Caitlin Clark was all about her teammates and coaches when asked about her historic night.

“You don’t really think about it too much,” she said. “I think you just come out every single night and play your game and have fun. And this is what kind of comes with it.”

Clark wasn’t kidding when she said she doesn’t think about it too much. She didn’t even realize she had moved into number two on the scoring list when it happened.

“And like I said, I’m just grateful to be able to do it with these girls. I love them to death.

“And these coaches, they put me in positions to be successful. And, I’ve had a lot of really good teammates in my time here. And, yeah, I can’t do it without all of them. I can’t do without Coach Bluder letting me have the keys to the offense.

“We play up tempo and we play fast, we play fun basketball, and that’s what it’s all about.

“But it’s cool, it’s cool to be in the same vicinity as some of those names. A lot of people I grew up idolizing and looking up to, so definitely special for me.”

During the post-game press conference, Caitlin Clark talked about not realizing when she had achieved that mark during the game.

Former women’s basketball great Sheryl Swoopes said this week that she doesn’t think Clark will come into the WNBA and dominate, even with her probably teaming up with Aliyah Boston and having her in the post on the Indiana Fever.

Hopefully, Caitlin Clark will heed the words of the woman she is about to pass on the scoring list, Kelsey Plum, and her transition to the pros will be as smooth as one of her logo three-pointers.

“I feel like people started caring less about the game and more about just the individual points,” Plum told the Associated Press back in November. “You can play really well and score 15, 20 points and have a great game and people will be like, ‘Aw, it was only a 20-point game.’

“It was tough for me because I felt like I lost a little bit of my identity and it ultimately led to a tough transition into the (WNBA) because the expectations were so high.

“So, if anything, I’d try to send her as much compassion and love as I can and I hope the people around her are checking in with her … because it’s going to be tough to feel like you’re just playing basketball.”