List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders

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A three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The members on this list are the top 25 in 3-point field goals made in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's competition. The statistic was first recognized in the 1987–88 season, when 3-point field goals were officially instituted by the NCAA for women's play. [1] From the 1987–88 season through the 2007–08 season, the three-point perimeter was marked at 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) for both men's and women's college basketball. [2] On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m); [2] the women's line remained at the original distance until it was moved to match the then-current men's distance effective in 2011–12. [1] On June 5, 2019, the NCAA men's rules committee voted to extend the men's three-point line to the FIBA distance of 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in), effective in 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in lower NCAA divisions. The women's line remained at 20 ft 9 in until being moved to the FIBA arc in 2021–22. [3] [4]

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As of April 4, 2024, Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, has the most three-pointers with 540.

Seven players on this list played in more than the standard four seasons due to benefiting from the NCAA's blanket COVID-19 eligibility waiver for players active in the 2020–21 season—Robertson, Kendall Spray, Katie Benzan, Dyaisha Fair, Taycee Wedin, Taylor Mikesell, and Aisha Sheppard. All played in five seasons.

Four players on this list split their collegiate careers between two or more schools. Spray played at UT Martin, Clemson, and Florida Gulf Coast. Benzan played at Harvard and Maryland. Fair played at Buffalo and Syracuse. Mikesell also played at Maryland before transferring to Oregon and later Ohio State.

The player with the highest three-point percentage for her career on this list is Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis of UConn at 44.7%, while Shrieka Evans of Grambling has the lowest at 31.9%.

Five programs have placed two players in the all-time top 25—Ohio State with Mitchell and Mikesell, Idaho with Taylor Pierce and Mikayla Ferenz, UT Martin with Spray and Heather Butler, Maryland with Benzan and Mikesell, and UConn with Mosqueda-Lewis and Katie Lou Samuelson.

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Top 25 3-point field goal leaders

Current through games of April 7, 2024.

PlayerPos.TeamGames
played		Career startCareer end3PM3PA3P%Ref.
Caitlin Clark [lower-alpha 1] G Iowa 139 2020 2024 5481452 [6]
Taylor Robertson CG Oklahoma 151 2018 2023 537122144.0 [7]
Kelsey Mitchell G Ohio State 139 2014 2018 497128638.6 [1]
Taylor PierceG Idaho 135 2015 2019 472119439.5 [8]
Jess KovatchG Saint Francis (PA) 130 2015 2019 472128436.8 [9]
Kendall SprayCG UT Martin / Clemson / Florida Gulf Coast 153 2016 2022 [lower-alpha 2] 466116640.0 [10]
Taylor Mikesell CG Maryland / Oregon / Ohio State (2)158 2018 2023 454108042.0 [11]
Katie Benzan CG Harvard / Maryland (2)147 2016 2022 [lower-alpha 3] 453107542.1 [12]
Darby MaggardG Belmont 134 2015 2019 43099743.1 [13]
Dyaisha Fair CG Buffalo / Syracuse 153 2019 2024 4301227 [14]
Rachael ChildressG UAB 128 2016 2020 41597842.4 [15]
Mikayla FerenzG Idaho (2)135 2015 2019 415108238.4 [16]
Katelynn Flaherty G Michigan 140 2014 2018 410104539.2 [17]
Taycee WedinCG Saint Mary's 143 2018 2023 40797241.9 [18]
Presley HudsonG Central Michigan 135 2015 2019 407106238.3 [19]
Aisha Sheppard CG Virginia Tech 159 2017 2022 402108037.2 [20]
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis G UConn 1422011 2015 39889044.7 [1]
Laurie Koehn G Kansas State 1212001200539294241.6 [21]
Heather ButlerG UT Martin (2)129 2010 2014 392107436.5 [22]
Erin Thorn G BYU 1171999200339194941.2 [23]
Shrieka EvansG Grambling 11719992003391122731.9 [24]
Jaleesa RossG Fresno State 1252007201138996840.2 [25]
Shoni Schimmel G Louisville 142 2010 2014 387112534.4 [26]
Dawn EvansG James Madison 12520072011387115133.6 [27]
Katie Lou Samuelson G/F UConn (2)140 2015 2019 38292041.5 [28] [29]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Clark was eligible to play in a fifth season in 2024–25 due to the COVID waiver, but chose to declare for the 2024 WNBA draft. [5]
  2. ↑ Spray's college career spanned six seasons, but she only played in five. After playing her first two seasons at UT Martin, she transferred to Clemson, sitting out the 2018–19 season due to then-current NCAA transfer rules. Following two seasons of play at Clemson, she took advantage of the COVID-19 waiver and changes to NCAA transfer rules to transfer to Florida Gulf Coast for her final college season.
  3. ↑ Benzan's college career spanned six seasons, but she only played in five. After playing three seasons at Harvard, she transferred to Maryland, sitting out the 2019–20 season due to then-current NCAA transfer rules. The COVID-19 waiver enabled her to play two seasons at Maryland instead of the standard one.

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