- M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball junior guard Caitlin Clark got the seventh triple-double of her college career, setting a Big Ten record, in a 102-71 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday.
Clark, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year and unanimous preseason All-American, led Iowa with 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Madison, Wisconsin. Clark had one triple-double as a freshman and five last season.
Clark, who is averaging 28.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, scored 45 points in Iowa’s loss Thursday to the NC State Wolfpack.
As a team, the No. 10 Hawkeyes shot 62.9% from the field, 52.2% (12-of-23) from 3-point range, in getting the program’s 26th consecutive victory over Wisconsin.
The 6-3 Hawkeyes return home to face their in-state rivals, the No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones with fellow preseason All-American Ashley Joens, on Wednesday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET).
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