As Caitlin Clark plays the final game of her storied career with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Lynette Woodard, the all-time leading scorer in major women’s college basketball, believes her record still stands. .
Woodard was attending the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association convention in Cleveland for a spot in the Women’s Final Four, and while speaking there, she said she wanted to “get the elephant out of the room.”
“I’m a hidden figure, but not anymore,” the Hall of Famer said. “My record was hidden from everyone for 43 years. … I don’t think my record has ever been broken, because you can’t replicate what can’t be replicated. That’s why men’s basketball and two-point shooting If you don’t bring it, , you know… But only you, you too, will understand, so please help us spread the word.”
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Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes is shown during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game against the University Huskies at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 5, 2024 in Cleveland. (Ben Solomon/NCAA Photo, Getty Images)
Woodard scored 3,649 points in four seasons with the Kansas Jayhawks from 1977 to 1981, but her argument that her point totals should still be valid is based on the 3-point line, as well as other regulations. This comes from the fact that it did not exist.
Woodard was referring to men’s basketball, but it was the size used in women’s basketball at the time, as it was a different size than it is today.
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But Clark clearly used the 3-point shot to his advantage even more than he did in his college career, draining 543 heading into Sunday’s national championship game against South Carolina. She has earned her 3,921 points and continues to increase.
When Clark passed Woodard, the Hawkeyes invited her to a game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City and gave Clark flowers.
Lynette Woodard of the Cleveland Rockers (1997). (Greg Shamus/NBAE, via Getty Images/File)
“I don’t think Lynette Woodard would have had this moment without Caitlin Clark, so I have to give her this moment back,” Woodard said at the time.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bruder made sure to give Wooder credit when Clark broke Wooder’s record in February. Bruder urged the NCAA to recognize Woodard’s point total. The association was part of the Women’s Intercollegiate Track and Field Association, so the association was not part of the organization at the time Clark broke her record.
Clark’s point total will continue to increase in his final game against the Gamecocks. The projected No. 1 pick in the WNBA later this year has averaged 28.4 points per game over her career, including 31.7 points in her senior season this year.
Lynette Woodard feels the women’s leading scorer record still stands, despite Caitlin Clarke breaking it. (Getty Images/File)
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She also has 1,139 career assists and has a career average of 8.3 assists, including 9.0 this season.
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