True Womens Scoring Record Surpassed and Acknowledged

[Bjbod]

CC passed Lynette Woodward last night; Iowa knows who she is.

https://x.com/IOnTheHawks/status/1763054991713968479?s=20

https://x.com/IOnTheHawks/status/1763056485079175192?s=20

 

[Gamecockfan77]

But can she catch Pearl Moore?

 

[MSSportsGuy]

I was aware of Woodard but not Moore until just this year. I recall Woodard being mentioned when Plum and Stiles were chasing the record but Moore wasn't mentioned (to my recollection).

Honestly, why did the NCAA recognize coaching wins in the AIAW but not player achievements? It seems strange they wouldn't but almost nothing that organization has done makes any sense.

 

[bballnut90]

Glad to see Bluder/Clark recognize Woodard.

Regarding Pearl Moore, I saw this on Reddit which might shine a light why she isn't brought up in the same way Woodard was.

"Moore played in the AIAW's Small College division, which is an important distinction. Lynnette Woodard played for Kansas in AIAW's Large College division, so their D-I equivalent."

 

[cjdd]

Glad to see Bluder/Clark recognize Woodard.

Regarding Pearl Moore, I saw this on Reddit which might shine a light why she isn't brought up in the same way Woodard was.

"Moore played in the AIAW's Small College division, which is an important distinction. Lynnette Woodard played for Kansas in AIAW's Large College division, so their D-I equivalent."

Just for the record, there wasn't much distinction between what are now Division 1 schools and smaller schools back in the AIAW days during the regular season. For instance, Pearl Moore's Francis Marion team played against the University of South Carolina 11 times in her four seasons, with South Carolina holding a slim 6-5 advantage in those games. (The top teams in South Carolina across all classifications played a state tournament at the end of the regular season, but then the teams split into large-school and small-school for national tournaments.) South Carolina was strong enough to make the large-school AIAW regionals two of those years. Francis Marion made the small-school AIAW regionals all four years Pearl played and advanced deep into to the national tournament three of those years. Doing a quick scan of the Francis Marion schedules from the four years Pearl was playing, I came up with at least 70 games against schools that are now Division 1. Sure, she played against some small schools, but she scored a ton of her points against the bigger schools, too. And in many cases, small schools put more resources into women's sports than the big ones back then.

 

[GamecockFam]

But can she catch Pearl Moore?

The women's scoring record belongs to Pearl Moore. Caitlin Clark is unlikely to reach it this year

Long before Iowa star Caitlin Clark hit her first long-range three, Pearl Moore set a scoring standard for women’s basketball that has stood for 45 years.

apnews.com

Found this gem of an article while researching Pearl Moore.

I wonder if they could create a stat called total made buckets. I think that would help neutralize the extra point gained from a 3-pointer when comparing players who did not have a 3-point line against those who played with one.