Caitlin Clark’s name is all over basketball record books after she surpassed previous point leaders across multiple divisions en route to becoming the top scorer in college hoops, but Lynette Woodard — the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) large-school leading scorer with 3,649 total career points — refuted the notion that Clark had broken the record Woodard set while playing for Kansas 1978-1981 before Woodard later backtracked on her comments.
“My record was hidden from everyone for 43 years. … I’ll just go ahead and get the elephant out of the room: I don’t think my record has been broken because you can’t duplicate what you’re not duplicating,” Woodard said at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association convention in Cleveland on Saturday. “Unless you come with a men’s basketball and a 2-point shot, hey, you know.”
“You can help me spread that word,” Woodard added.
On Sunday, after Clark and Iowa fell to South Carolina in the national championship game, Woodard released a statement on social media, saying, “Caitlin holds the scoring record.”
“To clarify my remarks made at an awards ceremony on Saturday, no one respects Caitlin Clark’s accomplishments more than I do. This is why I accepted Iowa’s invitation to…
