No. 2 Iowa vs Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1.16.24

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa vs Wisconsin
The second-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin, 96-50, on Tuesday night inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa improved to 18-1 on the season and 7-0 in conference play.
All-American, Caitlin Clark, recorded a team-high 32 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Kate Martin shot 62.5% from the field registering 16 points and five rebounds. Clark, became the NCAA’s fourth all-time leading scorer surpassing Baylor’s Brittany Greiner.
Wisconsin went on a 6-0 run to start the game, but it was short lived as Iowa responded with a 7-0 run. The Hawkeyes shot nearly 50 percent from three in the first half while going on a 13-0, run midst of the second quarter to going into halftime with a 46-30, advantage.
Iowa kept the momentum into the second half maintaining a double-digit lead to finish out the game. The Hawkeyes shot 40.5 percent from three, outrebounding the Badgers in the second half. Every available Hawkeye recorded minutes in tonight’s matchup.
Iowa won its 29th straight game against the Badgers and Lisa Bluder improved to 36-4 all-time versus Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes have won a Big Ten-best 15 straight games and 11 consecutive against conference opponents.
POSTGAME NOTES
- The Hawkeyes are off to their fourth 18-1 start in program history.
- Iowa is off to its best start in the Lisa Bluder era.
- Iowa last started 18-1 in the 1995-96 season.
- It was Clark’s 47th career game with 30+ points in her career, the most in men’s or women’s college basketball history over the last 25 seasons.
- Clark eclipsed 3,300 career points in her 119th career game.
- Clark has 54 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)
- The Hawkeyes are 7-0 for the first time in Big Ten play since the 1995-96 season.
- Sharon Goodman made her first start since Dec. 16, 2023, against Cleveland State.
- Gabbie Marshall has shot 50%+ in four straight games from deep.
- Sydney Affolter registered her seventh game of the season in double figures.
- Clark has scored 20+ points in 104-of-119 career games which is the most in program history.
- Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in 12 of the last 14 games.
- AJ Ediger notched a career-best seven points against a Big Ten team.
- Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 92 occasions which is the best nationally.
- The Hawkeyes have scored 80+ points in 15 contests this year.
- Since 2020-21, the Hawkeyes lead the country in games with 90+ points. (47)
- Clark has scored 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in 12 out of the last 13 games.
- Clark’s first 10-for-10 free throw shooting performance of the season.
- Iowa is 16-1 when leading at halftime.
- Clark kept her alive streak of 77 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
- Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,300+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.

[@RichardIILionheart]

Caitlin Clark in college career: 119 games, 3306 points, 839 rebounds, 945 assists.

[@laprisa442]

Well all that is going to change 🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚

[@RichardII_Lionheart]

@@laprisa442 Upward, upward, ever upward.

[@laprisa442]

@@RichardII_Lionheart DUHHHH tfc🤣🤣😂🌚

[@davidd5712]

They may have a better team than last year. They have a lot of shooters,

[@brianh6]

Improved rebounding and defense is the main reason they are doing better this season. So far this season they are allowing 65.5 points per game vs 71.8 last season. The improved rebounding is giving them more second chance baskets and their opponents less than last season. Their field goal percentage and 3 point percentage so far are actually a little lower than last season.

[@davidd5712]

Didn’t realize that. Thanks

[@artjoshuaaguirre]

Good for CC bro, she doesn't have to do everything and have rest. Good for the bench too man, good experience for them.

[@audryhaynes3277]

Sold out games! That's AWESOME!!! People finally discovered Collegiate Women's Basketball.

[@niyababes649]

can you post texas vs kansas

[@kellensinyella7902]

can you do texas game please

[@renzdealexandria1189]

I hope O’Grady will get more minutes after this game. She is good

[@artjoshuaaguirre]

True, she's very talented just need to dominate more when she's on the floor. I think she's too nice against strong teams with MEAN bigs.

[@TRF-ix2tn]

Clark still does damage in any conference 🤷‍♂️

[@johntheclyde2816]

Iowa was getting killed on the defensive boards. That could be a problem….

[@brianh6]

They were playing without their best rebounder and actually ended up with 37 rebounds (26 defensive) vs Wisconsin's 35 rebounds (23 defensive). They were struggling at times with Williams who had 14 rebounds though.

[@Boysndahood22]

They need to let 13 play more

[@mrbigdaddyjoe79]

i dont see anybody beating iowa in the big 10.

[@dylanross1386]

I don't care if you shoot 50 shots a game if you make 48 percent from the field and can rip opponent's hearts out with logo threes

[@kaionski1105]

I have watched the first quarter...If i wanted to watch big women pound on each other, I'll lookup WWF.

[@90sHilly]

The big 10 is such a weak conference honestly

[@JBHarris21]

Super weak.

[@Callsmit]

Except having one the best teams in the country

[@JBHarris21]

@Callsmit that's easy in a weak conference lol

[@90sHilly]

@@Callsmit not really though because look at who they playing 😭 that record would look way different if they were in the pac 12 or sec.

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

@@90sHilly the PAC 12 is the only super strong conference though. The other power 5 conferences have all been pretty much dominated by a couple teams unlike the PAC which has at least 4 championship contenders

[@judgejurylw1026]

Clark is a hell of a player, but they call a lot of fouls against the other team when they do not even touch her, plus she if you watch replays, Clark kicks her leg out a lot which should be an off foul but never called, Clark is good enough player without the refs help, plus all that foul shooting take away from the game, just my opinion.

[@teamfusionracing]

LOL good one. Usually the touchy fouls are make up calls because they know they missed a couple. Refs actually could call a lot more fouls than they do. And you see all the defensive players flopping on contact, trying to get cheap fouls on her. The refs were so unfair AGAINST her in the championship game that they investigated and released a statement, apologizing. Clark and Iowa got robbed.... two best players were taken out by bad calls