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Lynette Woodard performed a U-turn on her claim that Caitlin Clark did not break her college basketball scoring record.
Despite Iowa losing out on the NCAA title for a second straight year in a 75-87 loss to South Carolina Sunday, Clark still achieved a personal feat this season,
Back in February, she was credited with making yet more history when she scored the 3,650th point of her career back in February.
Kansas Jayhawks legend Woodard, who played in the final seasons of the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) between 1977 and 1981, scored 3,649 points.
Clark was crowned as the new record holder in major-college women's basketball scoring.
Lynette Woodard performed a U-turn on her claim that Caitlin Clark did not break her record
Woodard issued a statement on social media following backlash to her comments on Clark
But, in a clip that has surfaced online, Woodard maintained that Clark has not taken away her title because, during her college career, women played with a bigger ball and three pointers had yet to be introduced.
However, Woodard backtracked on her comments slightly as she insisted no one respected