List of NCAA Division I women's basketball season scoring leaders

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In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal.[1] While the NCAA's current three-division format has been in place since the 1973–74 season, the organization did not sponsor women's sports until the 1981–82 school year; before that time, women's college sports were governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The NCAA has officially recorded scoring statistics since it first sponsored women's basketball.

Unlike for men's basketball, the NCAA does not keep records of the top scorers (by total points) for a single season. Records of the top scorer (by average points per game) for each season and scorers with more than 900 points in a season are however available.

Kelsey Plum currently holds the single-season scoring record for NCAA Division I of 1,109 points, set during her senior season at Washington. She is also the only NCAA Division I women's basketball player who scored more than 900 points in more than one season (2015–16 and 2016–17).

Key[]

Season scoring leaders (total points)[]

Season Player Pos. Cl. Team Games
played 		Field goals
made 		3-point
field goals
made 		Free throws
made 		Total
points 		PPG Ref.
2020–21 Caitlin Clark G Fr Iowa 30 266 116 151 799 26.6 [2][3]
2019–20 Stella Johnson G Sr Rider 30 261 51 172 745 24.8 [4][5]
2018–19 Megan Gustafson F Sr Iowa 36 412 1 176 1,001 27.8
2017–18 Kelsey Mitchell (2) G Sr Ohio State 35 288 129 144 849 24.3 [6]
2016–17 Kelsey Plum (2) G Sr Washington 35 379 115 236 1,109 31.7
2015–16 Kelsey Plum G Jr Washington 37 308 78 266 960 25.9 [7]
2014–15 Kelsey Mitchell G Fr Ohio State 35 282 127 182 873 24.9
2013–14 Odyssey Sims G Sr Baylor 37 362 98 232 1,054 28.5 [8]
2012–13 Brittney Griner (2) C Sr Baylor 36 355 0 148 858 23.8 [9]
2011–12 Brittney Griner C Jr Baylor 40 358 1 212 929 23.2 [9]
2010–11 Maya Moore F Sr UConn 38 333 68 134 868 22.8 [10]
2009–10 Andrea Riley G Sr Oklahoma State 34 296 78 239 909 26.7 [11]
2008–09 Alysha Clark F Jr Middle Tennessee 34 343 12 237 935 27.5
2007–08 Amber Holt G/F Sr Middle Tennessee 34 352 20 206 930 27.4
2006–07 G Sr Western Michigan 32 272 52 217 813 25.4
2005–06 Seimone Augustus F/G Sr LSU 35 334 18 109 795 22.7
2004–05 (2) F Sr Idaho 30 241 46 169 697 23.2 [12]
2003–04 F Jr Idaho 29 261 43 172 737 25.4
2002–03 Kelly Mazzante (2) G Jr Penn State 35 292 98 155 837 23.9 [13]
2001–02 Kelly Mazzante G So Penn State 35 313 102 144 872 24.9
2000–01 Jackie Stiles† (2) G Sr Southwest Missouri State[a] 35 365 65 267 1,062 30.3

Most points in a season (>900 points)[]

Season Player Pos. Cl. Team Games
played 		Field goals
made 		3-point
field goals
made 		Free throws
made 		Total
points 		PPG Ref.
2016–17 Kelsey Plum (2) G Sr Washington 35 379 115 236 1,109 31.7
2000–01 Jackie Stiles† G Sr Southwest Missouri State[a] 35 365 65 267 1,062 30.3
2013–14 Odyssey Sims G Sr Baylor 37 362 98 232 1,054 28.5
2018–19 Megan Gustafson F Sr Iowa 36 412 1 176 1,001 27.8
1986–87 Cindy Brown F/C Sr Long Beach State 35 362
—
 250 974 27.8
2013–14 G Sr FIU 33 345 51 231 972 29.5
1990–91 C Sr Cal State Fullerton 33 376 0 217 969 29.4
2013–14 Chiney Ogwumike F Sr Stanford 37 402 4 159 967 26.1
2015–16 Kelsey Plum G Jr Washington 37 308 78 266 960 25.9
1992–93 Sheryl Swoopes G/F Sr Texas Tech 34 356 32 211 955 28.1
2008–09 Alysha Clark F Jr Middle Tennessee 34 343 12 237 935 27.5
2007–08 Amber Holt G/F Sr Middle Tennessee 34 352 20 206 930 27.4
2011–12 Brittney Griner C Jr Baylor 40 358 1 212 929 23.2
2011–12 Elena Delle Donne F Jr Delaware 33 325 52 225 927 28.1
1991–92 Andrea Congreaves F/C Jr Mercer 28 353 77 142 925 33.0
1985–86 Wanda Ford F Sr Drake 30 390
—
 139 919 30.6
1997–98 Chamique Holdsclaw† F Jr Tennessee 39 370 9 166 915 23.5
2015–16 Rachel Banham G Sr Minnesota 32 315 119 165 914 28.6
2009–10 Andrea Riley G Sr Oklahoma State 34 296 78 239 909 26.7
1981–82 ... Sr Clemson 31 392
—
 124 908 29.3
1988–89 Patricia Hoskins F Sr Mississippi Valley State 27 345 13 205 908 33.6

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b Missouri State since 2005.

References[]

General
  • "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records Through 2018-19" (PDF). NCAA. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
Specific
  1. ^ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Division I Women's Basketball Statistics: Final Points". NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Division I Women's Basketball Statistics: Points Per Game". NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Division I Women's Basketball Statistics: Final Points". NCAA. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Annual Individual Champion: Scoring Average" (PDF). 2020–21 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records. p. 23. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 Women's College Basketball Individual Statistics - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  7. ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  8. ^ "2013-14 Big 12 WBB Overall Stats - Big 12 Conference - Official Athletic Site". big12sports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  9. ^ a b "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. ^ "2011 Women's College Basketball Individual Statistics - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  11. ^ "2009-10 (PDF)" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  12. ^ "2005 Women's College Basketball Individual Statistics - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  13. ^ "2003 Women's College Basketball Individual Statistics - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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