Caitlin Clark was the big story going in to the Valkyries game Thursday night, but was upstaged by a dogged Golden State team and its enthusiastic fan base.

With Clark offering plenty of praise for the widely adored Curry, what very well could have been the greatest thing to pluck from her first time playing at the Chase Center might be that she ...

In college, she led Iowa to back-to-back national title games while being named a four-time USBWA All-American and a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year (2023 and 2024).

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark was honored as the winner of the prestigious USA TODAY Studio IX Trailblazer Award during the 2024-25 Iowa High School Sports Awards show in Des Moines this month.

In college, she led Iowa to back-to-back national title games while being named a four-time USBWA All-American and a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year (2023 and 2024).

In college, she led Iowa to back-to-back national title games while being named a four-time USBWA All-American and a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year (2023 and 2024).

CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 04: AP Player of the Year Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes poses with her award and head coach Lisa Bluder during a press conference ahead of the 2024 NCAA Women's ...

Clark is the youngest recipient of the award this year. She was chosen for her dominating career at Dowling Catholic (Iowa) High School, her excellence at the University of Iowa, and now dynamic rise ...