The numbers have been stunning in this memorable season for women’s college basketball.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has broken scoring records. UConn’s Paige Bueckers is producing eye-popping statistics again after missing most of the last two seasons with knee injuries. Southern California’s JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo had two of the most productive freshman seasons ever.
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