Lisa Bluder on Caitlin Clark's logo 3-pointers: 'When she feels it, she feels it'

Iowa came out punching in the first quarter of the NCAA Women’s National Championship, taking a 27-20 lead into the second.

Caitlin Clark was particularly excellent in the first quarter, driving to the rim for finishes, drawing fouls and, of course, cashing in on some crazy 3-point shots. It was this one from the logo that really sent Hawkeye fans into frenzy in the first:

Caitlin Clark from 30. Feet. Out. 🤯

📺: ABC#WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/t3WRWulmBO

— Big Ten Women's Basketball (@B1Gwbball) April 7, 2024

At the first quarter break, Lisa Bluder spoke with Holly Rowe and said Clark may not have had a full green light to shoot that one, but she can’t complain.

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“You know, when she feels it, she feels it,” Bluder told Rowe. “Obviously, we’re trying to do a little more clock management. But… ‘Hey, I’m gonna take the 3.'”

However, Bluder did have a small complaint about Iowa’s rebounding effort so far. South Carolina is just so much bigger and has dominated the glass, but the Hawlkeyes have to find a way to grab some boards.

“We’ve done a pretty good job I think. I feel like still we need to box out a little bit better. They’re so hard to box out. We got to focus on that,” she said.

Lastly, Lisa Bluder addressed the change of pace that South Carolina’s MiLaysia Fulwiley brought to that first quarter.

“Man, she’s fast. She’s fast with the basketball, she’s fast going downhill,” Bluder said. “I think we got to keep the ball out of her hands to stop her, because when she gets the ball, its’s pretty hard to contain her.”

Clark breaks NCAA Tournament scoring record

Nailing a 3-pointer over South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso in the waning moments of the first quarter, Caitlin Clark has made history once again.

Scoring her 18th point in the opening 10 minutes, Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Tournament history with 280, passing former Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw’s record of 479 points.

Clark can add this to her laundry list of accolades, which includes her being the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history. She’ll look to add a national championship to that by the end of the day.

If she does, perhaps such an accomplishment finally cements her legacy among the undisputed greats of the sport on the women’s side. A title is really the only thing she lacks, but with one, Clark would end her illustrious collegiate career in the most storybook way possible.