The GIST: With less than a month to go until March Madness, two standout players in women’s college basketball are making headlines with record-breaking performances. Senior Caitlin Clark of No. 4 Iowa and freshman JuJu Watkins of No. 7 USC are dominating the court and capturing our attention.
Caitlin Clark, a senior at No. 4 Iowa, already holds the all-time NCAA women’s scoring record. With an average of over 32 points per game, she is just 51 points shy of surpassing former LSU and NBA star Pete Maravich’s all-time NCAA scoring record of 3,667 points with only two regular-season games remaining.
Freshman JuJu Watkins, representing No. 7 USC, has been a standout player in her first collegiate season. With her 12th 30-point game yesterday, Watkins has become the highest-scoring Trojan freshman in history, propelling USC women’s basketball back into the national spotlight. This is only the beginning of her promising career.
