College basketball is extremely competitive with every team competing to be the best of the best. A sixteen percent increase in women partaking in college sports makes the fact women’s basketball has not only become more popular but is receiving far more participation apparent. With that being said there’s always a chance for talent to shine through the many young women who strive to be the best at their sport. Caitlin Clark has blown many away and done just that!
Born in 2002 January 22 in Des Moines Iowa, Caitlin Clark age 22, has been circulating the internet from news to social media. But why? Caitlin Clark is an exceptional American college basketball player. Clark plays for the Iowa Hawkeyes. The young basketball player is majoring in marketing while attending UofI (the University of Iowa). Before pursuing college basketball Clark attended DCHS(Dowling Catholic High School).
Clark has been playing basketball since age five an article written almost exactly a year ago featured on Hawk Fanatic states “There was the time when Clark was just five years old and playing in a boys’ league in Waukee when she stood up to a bully on the court, or it would be more accurate to say that she stood over a bully after having sent a message that she wasn’t one to mess with.”So it seems Caitlen has always been strong independent and ready to seize a win. Caitlin currently holds the title of arguably the best women’s college basketball player.
Caitlin Clark is without a doubt skilled and talented. One of her best games(One could say “her best”) as far as her scoring goes was a game against Michigan early last year! An article titled “What is Caitlin Clark’s highest scoring game?” by Lindsay Schnell featured on USA Today; states “In regular-season play, Clark scored 49 points vs. Michigan on Feb. 15, 2023. In the NCAA Tournament, Clark scored 41 points in back-to-back games vs. Louisville in the Elite Eight (March 26, 2023) and then vs. South Carolina in the Final Four (March 31, 2023).”
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Below are a few of Caitlin Clark’s most up-to-date Stats :
Rebounds: 82 in 13 games, or 6.3 RPG
Assists: 111 in 13 games, or 8.5 apg
Steals: 16 in 13 games, or 1.2 SPG
While Caitlin Clark hits headlines with titles like “the greatest of all time” “best of the best” and others what effect do we know she’s having on other female basketball players if any effect at all?
Jersey Mitchell is a girls varsity basketball player at Agua Fria High School. Jersey loves making connections with her teammates. She expressed that the factor of being a part of the team is at the top of her list as far as her favorite things about basketball. Jersey has been playing the sport since elementary school and she played for the school since her freshman year(Jersey is now a Junior). After being asked what she would say to Caitlin Clark if she could meet her Mitchel responded” I would ask her; what drives her, what makes her keep pushing?” I’m sure we are all wondering what the answer to this question is, but for now, we can just allow her to inspire us.
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