Man, Caitlin Clark Broke Another Record Held By A Male - Steph Curry

Caitlin Clark did not need to break a man's NCAA record to prove how great a basketball player she is, women's coaches Lisa Bluder of Iowa and Kim Mulkey of LSU said this week in sexist fashion after Clark broke Pete Maravich's iconic, 54-year-old scoring record on Sunday.

But she kept on doing it anyway on Friday night.

Caitlin Clark broke Pete Maravich's NCAA career scoring record of 3,667 points on Sunday. (Getty Images).

First Maravich, now the modern Maravich - Golden State superstar Steph Curry.

Clark missed her first 11 3-pointers in No. 2 seed Iowa's 95-62 win over No. 7 seed Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,798 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. But when she finally made her 12th attempt with 8:41 to play in the fourth quarter, it gave her 163 3-pointers on the season, establishing a new, overall NCAA Division I record. 

Caitlin Clark Idolized Steph Curry

Curry held the record with 162 set in his 2007-08 season at Davidson and tied by Liberty's Darius McGhee last season. 

Golden State superstar Steph Curry no longer holds the NCAA Division 1 3-pointer record for a season. Caitlin Clark does. (Getty Images).

"Took me a while," Clark laughed in a postgame interview on the Big Ten Network. "But hey, that's what makes it fun. And some of the best shooters in the world, they have off nights like that from three. Steph Curry is someone I grew up idolizing, so pretty cool moment."

Iowa (27-4) advances to a semifinal Big Ten Tournament game on Saturday. 

"Obviously, I didn't shoot it too well from three, and that happens," Clark said. "So, I probably could've taken a few less threes. But obviously, you know, I had to make one before we left tonight."

She finished 2 of 14 from 3-point range, but still finished with 24 points with 12-of-13 shooting from the line as she still penetrated and made plays. Clark had seven assists and 10 rebounds with a steal, a block and six turnovers.