Lynette Woodard reverses course on Caitlin Clark scoring-record dismissal

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Basketball legend Lynette Woodard reversed course and acknowledged Caitlin Clark as the NCAA all-time scoring record holder after her initial remarks sparked backlash.

Woodard gave a nod to Clark on Instagram after Iowa lost to South Carolina in the national championship. Woodard wrote she would root for Clark for the rest of her career.

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Lynette Woodard, previous holder of the women's basketball all-time scoring record, in attendance during a women's college basketball game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes on March 3, 2024 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"To clarify my remarks made at an awards ceremony on Saturday, no one respects Caitlin Clark’s accomplishments more than I do," she wrote. "This is why I accepted Iowa’s invitation to participate in Caitlin’s senior day. My message was: a lot has changed, on and off the court, which makes it difficult to compare statistical accomplishments from different eras.

"Each is a snapshot in time. Caitlin holds the scoring record."

Clark broke Woodard’s mark, which she set before the NCAA established women’s basketball. Woodard played for Kansas in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

Woodard was present at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association convention in Cleveland for the women’s Final Four, where she wanted to "get the elephant out of the room" while speaking.

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Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark, #22, shoots the ball against the South