Records are bound to be in jeopardy with the superstars taking center stage in the 2024 women's NCAA Tournament.
We've already seen prolific scorers like USC freshman JuJu Watkins go for 51 points this season. Iowa's Caitlin Clark erupted for over 40 points four times this season.
The stars shine the brightest on the biggest stage, and records are meant to be broken. As women's March Madness gets underway, take a look at the highest individual single-game scoring performances in the history of the tournament.
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Most points in a women's March Madness game
The record for most points in a women's NCAA Tournament game is owned by Drake's Lorri Bauman, who scored 50 points against Maryland in the 1982 Elite Eight.
That record has held strong for over 40 years and has only been closely challenged a couple of times.
WNBA Hall of Famer and Texas Tech star Sheryl Swoopes set a national championship game record with 47 points against Maryland back in 1993.
Stanford's Jayne Appel went for 46 points against Iowa State in the 2009 Elite Eight. Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell dropped 45 points against West Virginia in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Aside from that trio, no player has come within five points of Bauman's record.
You can find the highest-scoring performances in women's March Madness below.
| Rank | Player | School | Year | Points |
| 1. | Lorri Bauman | Drake | 1982 | 50 |
| 2. | Sheryl Swoopes | Texas Tech | 1993 | 47 |
| 3. | Jayne Appel | Stanford | 2009 | 46 |
| 4. | Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | 2016 | 45 |
| 5. | Candice Wiggins | Stanford | 2008 | 44 |
| 6. | Barbara Kennedy | Clemson | 1982 | 43 |
| T-7. | Marissa Coleman | Maryland | 2009 | 42 |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | 2022 | 42 | |
| T-9. | Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 2023 | 41 |
| Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 2023 | 41 | |
| Jackie Stiles | Missouri State | 2001 | 41 | |
| Candice Wiggins | Stanford | 2008 | 41 | |
| Morgan William | Mississippi State | 2017 | 41 |
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Clark didn't challenge Bauman's record in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, but she made history in her own right.
Clark dropped back-to-back 40-point games in Iowa's run to the national championship. She had 41 points against Louisville in the Elite Eight, also recording 12 assists and 10 rebounds for the first 40-point triple-double in men's or women's tournament history.
She followed that performance with another 41 points vs. South Carolina in the Final Four to help the Hawkeyes reach their first-ever title game.
With the record-breaking season Clark has enjoyed this year, don't be surprised if she threatens the 50-point mark during her March Madness run.
