Iowa's Caitlin Clark Breaks Stephen Curry's Record for Most 3-Pointers in NCAA Season

Iowa superstar guard Caitlin Clark stands alone as the NCAA Division I leader (women's or men's) in made three-pointers after hitting her 163rd triple of the year on Friday during a 95-62 win over Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Clark hit the big three with 8:41 left in the fourth quarter off an assist from Kylie Feuerbach to give Iowa a 70-48 edge.

She had missed her first 11 three-pointers until that point, although her rare cold streak had zero impact on the game's outcome, and she was still able to contribute elsewhere.

Iowa led 31-13 after one quarter and was never seriously threatened in this game. Clark also ended with a game-high 24 points alongside 10 rebounds and seven assists. She later hit a second three to end the game with 164 triples this season.

Clark entered Friday tied with current Golden State Warriors star (and former Davidson Wildcat) Stephen Curry and former Liberty star Darius McGhee (now of the G-League's Indiana Mad Ants). Curry set the record of 162 single-season three-pointers during the 2007-08 campaign, while McGhee hit that mark last year.

Now Clark, the NCAA Division I basketball's all-time leading scorer, added another honor to her tremendous resume.

Clark, who plans to enter the 2024 WNBA draft after Iowa's season ends, began the postseason with 32.3 points on 48.2 percent shooting, 8.8 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game. She made 39.3 percent of her three-pointers.

It's been a remarkable season for Clark, who also became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer earlier this year, surpassing Pistol Pete Maravich. She's also well on her way to earning consensus All-American and Player of the Year honors for the second straight year as well.

But she and the Hawkeyes also have their sights set on a national title after coming so close last year. Iowa made the national championship before falling to LSU, but the Hawkeyes are posed for another run with a likely top-two NCAA tournament seed looming.