UConn Huskies women's basketball statistical leaders explained

The UConn Huskies women's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the UConn Huskies women's basketball program in various categories,^[1] including points, three-pointers, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Huskies represent the University of Connecticut in the NCAA Division I Big East Conference.

UConn began competing in intercollegiate women's basketball in 1974, before the NCAA governed women's sports; in that era, the main governing body for women's college sports was the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).^[1] The NCAA began governing women's sports in the 1981–82 school year; after one year in which both the NCAA and AIAW held national championship events, the AIAW folded. Because of UConn's relatively recent history in women's basketball, there is no "pre-modern" era of limited statistics; full box scores are available for all UConn games, and the only rules change that seriously impacted statistical totals was the advent of the three-pointer, which was made mandatory in NCAA women's basketball in the 1987–88 season.^[2]

The NCAA has recorded individual scoring and rebounding totals since it began sponsoring women's sports championships. However, it did not officially record the other statistics included in this page until later. Assists were first officially recorded in women's basketball in the 1985–86 season. Blocks and steals were first officially recorded in 1987–88, the same season in which the use of the three-pointer was made mandatory. UConn only includes three-point statistics since the national adoption of that rule, and only began recording steals in 1978–79, but otherwise includes statistics from the entire history of UConn women's basketball. These lists are updated through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Scoring

Career
1	3,036	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
2	2,676	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
3	2,401	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
4	2,346	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
5	2,342	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
6	2,178	1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
	2,178	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
8	2,177	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
9	2,156	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
10	2,141

Season
1	868	2010–11
2	854	2023–24
3	792	2018–19
4	777	2013–14
5	754	2008–09
	754	2016–17
7	747	2016–17
8	736	2009–10
9	716	2015–16
10	708	2009–10

Single Game
1	46	Stanford
2	41	Florida State
3	40	Syracuse
	40	South Florida
5	39	Toledo
	39	UCLA
	39	South Florida
8	38	St. John's
	38	Syracuse
10	37	Temple
	37	East Carolina

Three-pointers

Career
1		398	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
2		382	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
3		318	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
4		311	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
5		290	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
6	Wendy Davis	279	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
7		259	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
8		254	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
9		241	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
10		224	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Season
1		121	2014–15
2		119	2016–17
3		118	2012–13
4	Wendy Davis	107	1991–92
5		99	2008–09
6		96	2017–18
7		93	2011–12
8		92	2001–02
9		90	2008–09
10		89	2018–19

Single Game
1		10		Syracuse
		10		UC Davis
		10		South Florida
4		9		Syracuse
5	Wendy Davis	8		Florida
		8		Memphis
		8		East Carolina
8	12 times	7	No information on players or dates

Rebounds

Career
1		1,367	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2		1,276	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
3		1,268	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
4		1,219	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
5		1,179	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
6		1,101	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
7		1,054	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
8	Aaliyah Edwards	1020^[3]	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
9		1,007	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
10		937

Season
1		411	2018–19
2		372	2009–10
3		371	1993–94
		371	2013–14
5		350	2007–08
6		348	2008–09
		348	2008–09
8		343	1994–95
9	Aaliyah Edwards	341	2023–24
10	Peggy Walsh	337	1985–86

Single Game
1	Rosemary Borsuk	25		Keene State
	Chris Gedney	25		Central Connecticut
	Peggy Walsh	25		Pittsburgh
4		24		Seton Hall
5	Jody Eckert	22		Brown
6	Peggy Walsh	21		Pittsburgh
	Renee Najarian	21		Drexel
		21		Boston College
		21		St. John's
10	6 times by 6 players	20	Most recent: Aaliyah Edwards, 2022-2023 vs. Creighton

Assists

Career
1		686	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
2		659	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
3		648	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
4		637	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
5		632	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
6		599	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
7		585	1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
8		559	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
9	Pam Webber	546	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
10		544	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

Season
1	284	2022–23
2	253	2023–24
3	231	2001–02
4	225	2018–19
5	222	1995–96
6	208	2001–02
7	204	2015–16
8	199	2008–09
9	195	2013–14
10	191	2014–15
	191	2017–18

Single Game
1		15		NC State
2		14		Butler
	Nika Mühl	14		Tennessee
4	Susie Sturman	13		Vermont
	Laura Lishness	13		Seton Hall
		13		Oklahoma
	Nika Mühl	13		Iowa
	Nika Mühl	13		Seton Hall
	Nika Mühl	13		Providence
10	10 times by 8 different players	12	No information on players or dates

Steals

UConn did not begin recording steals until 1978, and lists only a top 5 in single-game steals instead of a top 10.

Career
1		447	1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
2		353	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
3		349	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
4		310	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
5		305	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
6		299	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01
7		294	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
8	Debbie Baer	275	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
9		272	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
10		270	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01

Season
1		143	1996–97
2		112	1995–96
3	Rita Williams	108	1997–98
4	Rita Williams	107	1996–97
5		106	2013–14
6		104	1995–96
7		102	1994–95
8		100	2014–15
		100	2016–17
10		98	1994–95

Single Game
1		11	Syracuse
2	Cathy Bochain	10	Vermont
		10	Providence
4		9	Lehigh
		9	Memphis

Blocks

Career
1	414	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
2	396	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
3	370
4	325	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
5	304	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
6	262^[4]	2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
7	254	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
8	251	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
9	204	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
10	201	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01

Season
1		147	2014–15
2		131	1993–94
3		126	2015–16
4		122	1994–95
5		110	2013–14
6		105	1995–96
7		104	2014–15
8	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	100^[5]	2019–20
9		97	1992–93
10		96	1996–97

Single Game
1		10	East Carolina
2		9	Seton Hall
		9	Tennessee
		9	Notre Dame
		9	SMU
6		8	Providence
		8	Seton Hall
		8	Miami
		8	Seton Hall
		8	Texas A&M
	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	8^[6]	Xavier

Notes and References

Web site: 2020–21 UConn Women's Basketball Media Guide . UConn Huskies . March 6, 2021.
Web site: 2020–21 Division I Women's Basketball Records . NCAA . March 6, 2021.
Web site: Aaliyah Edwards. ESPN.com.
Web site: Olivia Nelson-Ododa. ESPN.com.
Web site: Olivia Nelson-Ododa. ESPN.com.
Web site: Xavier vs. UConn Box Score. ESPN.com. January 15, 2022. May 8, 2022.