Caitlin Clark Is Changing Women’s Sports. Is It Enough?

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By All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.You don’t have to be a sports fan to have noticed something epic is happening in women’s .Call it the , the phenomenon named for the Iowa Hawkeyes guard who completely reshaped the college basketball landscape this season.

She across the country, went every time she stopped to sign autographs for swarms kids lined up to see their favorite athlete, and broke a —including the all-time scoring record for college basketball and the in a single season (previously held by Steph Curry, widely considered to be the greatest shooter to ever play the game).Clark was also at least partially responsible for the fact that, for the first time in history, the viewership numbers for the women’s March Madness tournament crushed the viewership for the men’s tournament—by millions.

Nearly 19 million people watched Clark and the Hawkeyes take on the legendary coach and the South Carolina Gamecocks during the championship game on Sunday.

It was the most watched basketball game—women’s or mens, college or pro—in five years, according to .The 22-year-old college basketball player has some thoughts about her record-breaking legacy.By Just three short years ago, during Clark’s freshman year, the vibe in women’s college basketball was very different.You may remember the viral and of the grossly unequal conditions between the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments in 2021.