SEATTLE — Washington guard Kelsey Plum didn’t care for the extra attention her quest for the Pac-12 career scoring record drew.
Fortunately for her, she doesn’t have to worry about it anymore.
Plum matched her season-high with 44 points and became the Pac-12’s career scoring leader in No. 11 Washington’s 92-66 non-conference win over Boise State in women’s college basketball action Sunday.
“I’m just glad it’s over and we can move on,” Plum said.
Plum, a senior, entered the day needing 23 points to surpass the mark of Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike, who finished her career in 2014 with 2,737 points. Plum nearly broke the record in the first half, scoring 22 points before the break. Plum hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Huskies’ lead to 19 and then made two free throws with 34 seconds left to tie the mark.
After missing her first two shots of the second half, Plum made a pair of free throws with 8:38 left in the third quarter to set the record. She finished the game one point shy of her career high of 45 set as a sophomore against Oklahoma.
She now has 2,759 career points.
Plum’s accomplishment was acknowledged after the game. She would have preferred the record not to be acknowledged at all.
“I wish we could focus on more important things,” she said. “I know it’s part of the process and part of what comes with the territory. But for me as a basketball player, it doesn’t make it fun. To be honest, I was a little dreading this game. I’m glad that it worked out the way it did.”
Plum, the national scoring leader, shot 15-of-26 from the floor and added nine rebounds. She had five 3-pointers to give her 265, tying the school career record.
Washington (10-1) won its seventh straight despite getting just six minutes out of star post Chantel Osahor, who left early in the game with an apparent head injury. Washington coach Mike Neighbors didn’t have details about Osahor’s injury.
Marijke Vanderschaaf led Boise State (8-1) with 16 points. Brooke Pahukoa and Brittney Pahukoa, twin sisters from Lake Stevens, added eight and four points, respectively, for the Broncos.
At 8-0, Boise State was off to its best start in 41 years.
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