THE TOURNAMENT Tournament Records 73 Series Records 79 Career Records 82 Overtime Records 85 Close Games 87 Tournament History Facts 91 Individual Statistical Leaders 93 Tournament Scoring Leaders 97 Conference Won-Lost Records—Through 2019 108 Year-By-Year Tournament Won-Lost By Conference 109 Year-By-Year Automatic Conference Bids 114 Tournament Television Ratings History 115 Tournament History 116 Team-By-Team Won-Lost Records In Tournament Play 125 Cheryl Miller of Southern California led her team to the 1983 and 1984 national championships. 72 TOURNAMENT RECORDS (OR-opening round; 1st-first round; 2nd- 32—Betty Lennox, Louisiana Tech vs. Old 8—Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette vs. Dayton, second round; RSF-regional semifinal; Dominion, Midwest RSF, 3-25-00 Louisville 1st, 3-16-18 RF-regional final; NSF-national semifinal; 32—Courtney Williams, South Fla. vs. UCLA, 8—Jaden Hobbs, Oklahoma St. vs. Syracuse, CH-championship). Los Angeles 2nd, 3-21-16 Starkville 1st, 3-17-18 Since 2016-17 season rules change (^). 31—Angel McCoughtry, Louisville vs. North 7—19 tied (Most recent: Chennedy Carter, Carolina, New Orleans RSF, 3-29-08 Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame, Chicago RSF, 31—Andrea Riley, Oklahoma St. vs. Georgia, 3-30-19; Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn vs. West 2nd, 3-22-10 Louisville, Albany RF, 3-31-19) SINGLE GAME, 31—Crystal Bradford, Central Mich. vs. INDIVIDUAL Oklahoma, Columbus 1st, 3-23-13 MOST THREE-POINT FIELD 31—Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio St. vs. West Virginia, GOALS ATTEMPTED Columbus 2nd, 3-20-16 MOST POINTS 26—Brandi McCain, Florida vs. Washington, West 2nd, 3-18-01 50—Lorri Bauman, Drake vs. Maryland, West HIghEST FIELD-GOAL RF, 3-21-82 21—Jamie Craighead, Oregon vs. Iowa, Midwest 1st, 3-17-01 47—Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech vs. Ohio St., PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 MADE) CH, 4-4-93 100.0% (11-11)—Terry Carmichael, St. Joseph’s 20—Jaleesa Ross, Fresno St. vs. North Carolina, Albuquerque 1st, 3-19-11 46—Jayne Appel, Stanford vs. Iowa St., Berkeley vs. NC State, East 1st, 3-15-85 RF, 3-30-09 100.0% (11-11)—Teaira McCowan, Mississippi 20—Angel Golden, Bethune-Cookman vs. Notre Dame, Notre Dame 1st, 3-23-19 45—Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio St. vs. West Virginia, St. vs. NC State, Kansas City RSF, 3-23-18 Columbus 2nd, 3-20-16 100.0% (10-10)—Genia Miller, Cal St. Fullerton 18—Niesa Johnson, Alabama vs. Duke (4 OT), East 2nd, 3-18-95 44—Candice Wiggins, Stanford vs. UTEP, vs. Louisiana Tech, West 1st, 3-13-91 Stanford 2nd, 3-24-08 100.0% (10-10)—Beth Swink, St. Francis (PA) 17—Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee St. vs. Oregon St., Mideast 1st, 3-17-95 43—Barbara Kennedy, Clemson vs. Penn St., vs. Purdue, West 1st, 3-21-04 Mideast 1st, 3-12-82 93.8% (15-16)—Lea Wise, Kentucky vs. Illinois, 17—Laurie Koehn, Kansas St. vs. Notre Dame, East 2nd, 3-25-03 42—Marissa Coleman, Maryland vs. Vanderbilt, Midwest 1st, 3-14-82 Raleigh RSF, 3-28-09 92.9% (13-14)—Tina Charles, UConn vs. 17—Christina Wirth, Vanderbilt vs. Maryland, Raleigh RSF, 3-28-09 41—Jackie Stiles, Missouri St. vs. Duke, West Vermont, Storrs 1st, 3-24-09 RSF, 3-24-01 92.3% (12-13)—Morgan Tuck, UConn vs. St. 16—Julie Krommenhoek, Utah vs. Southern Miss., Midwest 1st, 3-16-96 41—Candice Wiggins, Stanford vs. Maryland, Francis Brooklyn, Storrs 1st, 3-21-15 Spokane RF, 3-31-08 91.7% (11-12)—Albena Branzova, FIU vs. Old 16—Kim MacMillan, Long Island vs. UConn, East 1st, 3-17-01 41—Morgan William, Mississippi St. vs. Baylor, Dominion, Mideast 1st, 3-16-95 Oklahoma City RF, 3-26-17 90.9% (10-11)—Chequita Wood, Maryland vs. 16—Brooke Lassiter, Louisiana Tech vs. UC Cheyney, East 1st, 3-17-84 Santa Barbara, East 1st, 3-15-02 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE 90.9% (10-11)—Vickie Johnson, Louisiana Tech 16—Precious Hall, James Madison vs. Ohio St., Chapel Hill 1st, 3-21-15 21—Lorri Bauman, Drake vs. Maryland, West vs. Ole Miss, Mideast 2nd, 3-19-94 RF, 3-21-82 90.9% (10-11)—Kara Wolters, UConn vs. 16—Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio St. vs. Central Mich., Columbus 2nd, 3-19-18 20—Barbara Kennedy, Clemson vs. Penn St., Auburn, East 2nd, 3-20-94 Mideast 1st, 3-12-82 90.9% (10-11)—Bethany Donaphin, Stanford vs. HIghEST THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL 19—Jayne Appel, Stanford vs. Iowa St., Berkeley Tulane, West 2nd, 3-18-02 RF, 3-30-09 90.9% (10-11)—Jessica Davenport, Ohio St. vs. PERCENTAGE (MIN. FIVE MADE) 17—Lisa Ingram, La.-Monroe vs. Texas, Midwest West Virginia, Mideast 1st, 3-20-04 100.0% (6-6)—Heather Haanen, Colorado St. RSF, 3-23-84 90.9% (10-11)—Shahida Williams, Old Dominion vs. Maryland, East 1st, 3-17-01 17—Portia Hill, SFA vs. Arkansas, West RSF, vs. Liberty, Norfolk 1st, 3-23-08 100.0% (6-6)—Mary Cofield, Iowa St. vs. Temple, 3-22-90 90.9% (10-11)—Sara Rhine, Drake vs. Texas Midwest 1st, 3-16-02 17—Tamika Whitmore, Memphis vs. Youngstown A&M, College Station 1st, 3-16-18 100.0% (6-6)—Katie Hempen, Arizona St. vs. St., East 1st, 3-13-98 New Mexico St., Tempe 1st, 3-18-16 16—Clinette Jordan, Oklahoma St. vs. Miami MOST THREE-POINT FIELD 100.0% (5-5)—Donna Holt, Virginia vs. St. John’s (FL), Midwest 1st, 3-15-89 GOALS MADE (N.Y.), East 2nd, 3-19-88 16—Seven tied (Most recent: Reyna Frost, 9—Courtney Moses, Purdue vs. South Dakota 100.0% (5-5)—Karen Middleton, South Carolina Central Mich. vs. Michigan St., Notre Dame St., West Lafayette 1st, 3-17-12 vs. Northwestern, Mideast 2nd, 3-17-90 1st, 3-23-19) 9—Kia Nurse, UConn vs. Syracuse, Storrs 2nd, 100.0% (5-5)—Hillary Hager, Vanderbilt vs. 3-20-17 Boston College, East 2nd, 3-24-03 MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 8—Julie Krommenhoek, Utah vs. Louisville, 100.0% (5-5)—Joslyn Tinkle, Stanford vs. 35—Lorri Bauman, Drake vs. Maryland, West West 1st, 3-14-98 Michigan, Stanford 2nd, 3-26-13 RF, 3-21-82 8—Nadia Begay, Boise St. vs. George 88.9% (8-9)—Talia Walton, Washington vs. 34—Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M vs. Notre Washington, Los Angeles 1st, 3-17-07 Syracuse, NSF, 4-3-16 Dame, Chicago RSF, 3-30-19 8—Sydney Wallace, Georigia Tech vs. Baylor, 88.9% (8-9)—Jaden Hobbs, Oklahoma St. vs. 33—Jamie Redd, Washington vs. Purdue, Des Moines RSF, 3-24-12 Syracuse, Starkville 1st, 3-17-18 Midwest 1st, 3-14-98 8—Talia Walton, Washington vs. Syracuse, NSF, 87.5% (7-8)—Danielle Viglione, Texas vs. 32—Barbara Kennedy, Clemson vs. Penn St., 4-3-16 Missouri St., East 1st, 3-16-96 Mideast 1st, 3-12-82 8—Gabrielle Cooper, Syracuse vs. Iowa St., 32—Tina Hutchinson, San Diego St. vs. Oregon, Storrs 1st, 3-18-17 MOST FREE THROWS MADE West 1st, 3-16-84 8—Destiny Brooks, CSUN vs. Noitre Dame, 18—Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame vs. California, 32—Termika Mitchell, Grambling vs. Alabama, Notre Dame 1st, 3-16-18 Notre Dame 2nd, 3-20-12 Midwest 1st, 3-12-99 Tournament Records 73 18—Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio St. vs. West Virginia, 19—Candice Wiggins, Stanford vs. Maryland, 10—Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga vs. Iowa St., Columbus 2nd, 3-20-16 Spokane RF, 3-31-08 Spokane 1st, 3-23-13 17—Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee vs. Long 9—Tomika Young, BYU vs. UC Santa Barbara, Beach St., East RF, 3-25-89 HIghEST FREE-THROW West 1st, 3-17-93 17—Kirby Burkholder, James Madision vs. PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 MADE) 9—Marion Jones, North Carolina vs. Western Ill., Gonzaga, College Station 1st, 3-23-14 West 1st, 3-16-95 100.0%—51 tied (Most recent: 13-13, Alexis 16—Lorri Bauman, Drake vs. Ohio St., West 1st, Peterson, Syracuse vs. Army West Point, 9—Nykesha Sales, UConn vs. Lehigh, Midwest 3-14-82 Syracuse 1st, 3-18-16) 1st, 3-15-97 16—Amy Wetzel, Virginia Tech vs. Wisconsin, Best Perfect Game: 16-16, Lorri Bauman, Drake 9—Sherill Baker, Georgia vs. Marist, Trenton 1st, West 1st, 3-14-98 vs. Ohio St., West 1st, 3-14-82 3-19-06 16—Becky Hammon, Colorado St. vs. CSUN, 9—Ivey Slaughter, Florida St. vs. Oregon St., West 1st, 3-12-99 MOST REBOUNDS Stockton RSF, 3-25-17 16—Becky Hammon, Colorado St. vs. Missouri 27—Anriel Howard, Texas A&M vs. Missouri St., St., West 2nd, 3-14-99 College Station 1st, 3-19-16 MOST BLOCKED SHOTS (SINCE 16—Jackie Stiles, Missouri St. vs. Rutgers, West 25—Teaira McCowan, Mississippi St. vs. 1988) 2nd, 3-19-01 Louisville, NSF, 3-30-18 14—Brittney Griner, Baylor vs. Georgetown, 16—Candice Wiggins, Stanford vs. Maryland, 23—Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech vs. Georgia, Memphis 2nd, 3-22-10 Spokane RF, 3-31-08 West 1st, 3-16-85 11—Pauline Jordan, UNLV vs. Colorado, West 23—Charlotte Smith, North Carolina vs. 2nd, 3-18-89 OST REE HROWS M F T Louisiana Tech, CH, 4-3-94 10—Tracy Henderson, Georgia vs. Louisville, ATTEMPTED 23—Evelyn Akhator, Kentucky vs. Ohio St., Midwest 2nd, 3-19-95 22— Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio St. vs. West Virginia, Lexington 2nd, 3-19-17 10—Brittney Griner, Baylor vs.