Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark goes off for 44 points against Virginia Tech: 'Generational player'

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Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark took the world of college basketball by storm last season, and the senior guard is picking up right where she left off. 

Clark went off Thursday night against No. 8 Virginia Tech, scoring 44 points, dishing out six assists and grabbing eight rebounds in an 80-76 win over the Hokies.

Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after an 80-76 victory against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Iowa, the third-ranked team in the country, is now 2-0 after beating Fairleigh Dickinson in their opening game of the season. 

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Clark, who averaged 27.8 points as a junior, got to the free-throw line 17 times despite struggling from beyond the arc, converting just 5 of 16 three-point attempts. 

"I love my girls [on my team], but sometimes you're playing checkers and she's playing chess," Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks said of Clark. "She's that good."

In a matchup between two teams that made the Final Four last season, Iowa got the upper hand as Clark was able to outduel Virginia Tech guard Georgia Amoore, who had 31 points on the night. 

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Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates in the second half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

"She is a generational player, and we are going to watch this young lady play for a very long time, and she is going to play at a very high level," Brooks said.

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