Women's Basketball Scoring Records on the Brink of Being Broken

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28/02/2024 22h58

Lynette Woodard, a standout player for Kansas from 1977 to 1981, holds the major college basketball women's scoring record with an impressive 3,649 points. Despite this achievement, the NCAA does not officially recognize it as it was set during the era when the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women governed women's college sports.

Currently, Caitlin Clark from Iowa is closing in on Woodard's record, with 3,617 points as of February 27. With two games left in the regular season, Clark is only 33 points away from surpassing Woodard's milestone. The 4,061 points scored by Pearl Moore from Francis Marion from 1975 to 1979 is believed to be the overall collegiate scoring record at the small-college level under AIAW.

On the men's side, "Pistol" Pete Maravich holds the all-time NCAA scoring record with 3,667 points scored for LSU in just three seasons from 1967 to 1970. Clark would need 51 more points to surpass Maravich's record.

John Pierce from David Lipscomb reached a remarkable 4,230 points in the NAIA, making him the all-time leader in scoring in all divisions for both men and women. Philip Hutcheson, also from David Lipscomb, follows closely with 4,106 points in the NAIA.

The world watches eagerly as Caitlin Clark approaches these historic milestones set by legendary players in collegiate basketball. Will she successfully etch her name into the record books alongside the likes of Lynette Woodard, Pearl Moore, and "Pistol" Pete Maravich? Stay tuned as the season draws to a close.

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