The Caitlin Countdown:
Caitlin had 35 points tonight in Iowa's 98-69 win over Loyola Chicago.
3,114: Current Career Points.
27.2 ppg: Her Scoring Average in her first 100 Games (thru her junior season)
Important Dates:
Wed Feb 28 at Minnesota: Caitlin projected to break the NCAA Scoring Record of 3,527 points.
Sun March 3 vs Ohio State (Senior Day): is the next and final regular season game. Will Caitlin participate?
By the end of the B1G Tournament or the First Game of the NCAA Tournament: Caitlin is projected to break Lynette Woodard's All Time Scoring Record of 3,649 points.
Milestones, with a projected 22 more games this season:
(1) 289 pts needed to break the Big Ten record of 3,402 (Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State; 2015-2018; 139 GP; 24.5 ppg)
-----> Looks like she needs roughly 11 more games to do it (27 ppg x 11 games = 297).
(2) 414 pts needed to break the NCAA record of 3,527 (Kelsey Plum, University of Washington; 2014-2017; 139 GP; 25.4 ppg).
-----> Looks like she needs roughly 16 more games to do it (27 ppg x 16 games = 432).
(3) 536 pts needed to break the AIAW record of 3,649 (Lynette Woodard, Kansas University; the AIAW was pre-NCAA; she played from 1978-1981; 139 GP; 26.3 ppg)
-----> Looks like she needs roughly 20 more games to do it (27 ppg x 20 games = 540).
(4) On Nov 12, 2023, Caitlin passed Megan's 2,804 to become Iowa's All Time Leading Scorer.
Iowa is now 12-1 with a
projected 22 more games to go this season. NOTE:
during the 2022-2023 season (38 games) we played 29 reg season games, 3 B1G tourney games, and 6 NCAA tourney games to get to our final 31-7 record.
This season we should expect around 35 games (30 reg season games plus HOPEFULLY AT LEAST 2 B1G tourney games and AT LEAST 3 NCAA tourney games).
Caitlin's 4 year Career Points Projection:
2,717 pts to start the 2023-2024 season (100 Games)
945 projected pts for 2023-2024 (35 games x 27ppg career ave)
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3,662 Projected Points by end of 2023-2024 season (new NCAA & ALL TIME record)
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For GOAT Reference:
2,804 Career Points, Megan Gustafson (#25 in NCAA History)
...........20.8 ppg, 2015-2019, 135 GP
3,649 Career Points, Lynette Woodard (has the AIAW record, which was pre-NCAA; the NCAA took over the administration of women's basketball for the 1981-82 season; the NCAA has treated the AIAW, the first era of organized collegiate women's basketball, as if it never happened;
in 4 years and 139 games played at Kansas, from 1978-1981, Lynette was a 4 time All-American and averaged 26.3 points per game; she probably should be considered the current all time D1 and D1 equivalent scoring leader).
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