Another record falls.
Kelsey Mitchell continued her assault on the record books on Saturday afternoon, passing Minnesota's Rachel Banham to become the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer.
"Actually, honestly I didn't know nothing about that," Mitchell said of breaking the record. "Only because like, I though Rachel Banham had like... a lot more points than I had. So it never even dawned on me that that's who I was in competition with in regards to points."
Banham set the conference scoring record in 2016 with 3,093 total points in her 144 career games. Mitchell is well ahead of her pace, passing Banham's total in just 127 games.
After passing Banham, Mitchell now sits at No. 6 on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list, just behind Florida International's Jerica Coley who scored her 3,107th point in 2014.
| Rank | Name | Team | Year | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelsey Plum | Washington | 2017 | 139 | 3,527 |
| 2 | Jackie Stiles | Missouri State | 2001 | 129 | 3,393 |
| 3 | Brittney Griner | Baylor | 2013 | 148 | 3,283 |
| 4 | Patricia Hoskins | Mississippi Valley | 1989 | 110 | 3,122 |
| 5 | Lorri Bauman | Drake | 1984 | 120 | 3,115 |
| 6 | Jerica Coley | Florida International | 2014 | 131 | 3,107 |
| 7 | Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | 2018 | 127 | 3,098 |
| 8 | Rachel Banham | Minnesota | 2016 | 144 | 3,093 |
"I don't really keep track, and she doesn't either," Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff said. "But when these accolades come up, it's amazing to see all that she's accomplished and hopefully all that she can still accomplish."
At her current pace of 25.3 points per game, Mitchell would need just over 19 more games to pass Washington's Kelsey Plum for the NCAA Division I scoring record, which would likely require the Buckeyes to reach both the Big Ten and NCAA Championship games.
The No. 2 spot, currently held by Missouri State's Jackie Stiles, is well within reach, however, as Mitchell needs just 12 more games at her current pace.
