Clark, who played in front of a sold-out crowd of at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, was going to check out of the game for the final time at the end of the third quarter. So, with backup point guard Sydney Colson waiting at the scorer’s table,

A day that started with Caitlin Clark’s triumphant return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena ended with the WNBA basking in the spotlight. No Iowa athlete in the last 80 years can match Clark’s impact, and that was on full display from the parking lot tailgates four hours before tipoff to the 117-decibel explosion when she connected on her first 3-pointer Sunday afternoon.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will play the Brazilian national team in a preseason game in Iowa on Sunday, and the former Hawkeyes star hopes it will be the beginning of a new tradition.