Caitlin Clark makes more history; best Leap Day sports moments

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CAITLIN CLARK

Sorry, record book writers: Caitlin Clark isn’t slowing down. Under two weeks after breaking Kelsey Plum‘s NCAA women’s scoring record, the Iowa superstar passed Lynette Woodard for most points in major-program women’s college basketball history.

It requires a bit of explanation: Woodard starred for Kansas from 1977-81, racking up 3,649 career points. However, the NCAA did not begin sponsoring women’s basketball until 1982, so Woodard is nowhere to be found in NCAA record books; she played when the sport was under the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.

This has caused Woodard to go unfairly unrecognized for years, but Clark’s excellence has helped shine some light on just how good Woodard was. When asked what she would say when Clark broke her record, Woodard responded, “Hey, congratulations. Welcome to the party.”

Now, it’s happened.

Clark passed Woodard’s mark on a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter of the No. 6 Hawkeyes’…

Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/caitlin-clark-makes-more-history-best-leap-day-sports-moments/

Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-02-29 14:17:33

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