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

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]

As of the end of the 2022–23 season, Oklahoma guard Taylor Robertson, whose career spanned from 2018 to 2023, has the most three-pointers with 534. While she played in one more season than previous record holder Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State, Robertson set the new record in her 138th career game, one fewer than Mitchell had played in her college career from 2014 to 2018.[5] Mitchell remains the leader for most attempts with 1,286.

Five 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, 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. Mikesell also played at Maryland before transferring to Oregon and later Ohio State. Kim MacMillan first played at LIU Brooklyn and then at St. John's.

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%.

Six programs have placed two players in the all-time top 25—Oklahoma with Robertson and Aaryn Ellenberg, 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.

Key

Top 25 3-point field goal leaders

Current through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Player Pos. Team Games
played		 Career start Career end 3PM 3PA 3P% Ref.
Taylor RobertsonC G Oklahoma 151 2018 2023 537 1221 44.0 [6]
Kelsey Mitchell G Ohio State 139 2014 2018 497 1286 38.6 [1]
Taylor Pierce G Idaho 135 2015 2019 472 1194 39.5 [7]
Jess Kovatch G Saint Francis (PA) 130 2015 2019 472 1284 36.8 [8]
Kendall SprayC G UT Martin / Clemson / Florida Gulf Coast 153 2016 2022[lower-alpha 1] 466 1166 40.0 [9]
Taylor MikesellC G Maryland (2) / Oregon / Ohio State (2) 158 2018 2023 454 1080 42.0 [10]
Katie BenzanC G Harvard / Maryland 147 2016 2022[lower-alpha 2] 453 1075 42.1 [11]
Darby Maggard G Belmont 134 2015 2019 430 997 43.1 [12]
Rachael Childress G UAB 128 2016 2020 415 978 42.4 [13]
Mikayla Ferenz G Idaho (2) 135 2015 2019 415 1082 38.4 [14]
Katelynn Flaherty G Michigan 140 2014 2018 410 1045 39.2 [15]
Presley Hudson G Central Michigan 135 2015 2019 407 1062 38.3 [16]
Aisha SheppardC G Virginia Tech 159 2017 2022 402 1080 37.2 [17]
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis G UConn 142 2011 2015 398 890 44.7 [1]
Laurie Koehn G Kansas State 121 2001 2005 392 942 41.6 [18]
Heather Butler G UT Martin (2) 129 2010 2014 392 1074 36.5 [19]
Erin Thorn G BYU 117 1999 2003 391 949 41.2 [20]
Shrieka Evans G Grambling 117 1999 2003 391 1227 31.9 [21]
Jaleesa Ross G Fresno State 125 2007 2011 389 968 40.2 [22]
Shoni Schimmel G Louisville 142 2010 2014 387 1125 34.4 [23]
Dawn Evans G James Madison 125 2007 2011 387 1151 33.6 [24]
Katie Lou Samuelson G/F UConn (2) 140 2015 2019 382 920 41.5 [25][26]
Kim MacMillan G LIU Brooklyn / St. John's 117 1999 2004[lower-alpha 3] 379 1072 35.4 [27][28]
Chynna Bozeman G Morehead State 125 2007 2011 377 1096 34.4 [29]
Aaryn Ellenberg G Oklahoma (2) 134 2010 2014 376 975 38.6 [30]

Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. MacMillan's career spanned five seasons, but she only played in four. She transferred from LIU Brooklyn to St. John's after the 2001–02 season, sitting out the 2002–03 season due to then-current NCAA transfer rules.

References
General
  • "Career Records: Three-Point Field Goals" (PDF). 2022–23 Division I Women's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 16. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
Specific
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  11. "Katie Benzan: Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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  15. "Katelynn Flaherty: Stats". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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  28. "All-Time Results: 2003–04" (PDF). St. John's Women's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide. St. John's Red Storm. p. 98. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  29. "2019–20 Morehead State Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State Eagles. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
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