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Together with her 498th profession 3-pointer throughout a matchup with Iowa State, Oklahoma guard Taylor Robertson made historical past. The shot made her ladies’s collegiate basketball’s all time chief from past the arc.

Robertson, a fifth-year senior, tied the file throughout a loss to Texas on Wednesday. She got here into the sport needing to hit two 3-pointers for the tie and made it occur earlier than the tip of the primary quarter. She got here off a display from teammate Ana Llanusa and hit the milestone shot, additionally her 51st of the season.

The Sooner struggled to seek out one other deep shot for the remainder of the sport and left Moody Middle with 8 factors and a couple of rebounds.

Three days later, Robertson hit the record-breaking 3.

Former Ohio State, now Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell beforehand held the file with 497 3-pointers over 139 video games from 2014-18. She went on to be chosen by the Indiana Fever with the second total choose within the 2018 WNBA Draft. Mitchell has recorded 347 three-pointer within the league to this point.

Behind Robertson and Mitchell on the all-time listing are Taylor Pierce, Jess Kovatch and Kendall Spray. Robertson is the one top-five 3-pointer shooter who continues to be energetic within the NCAA.

Taking part in at 6-foot, she boasts a 41.8% accuracy from 3 this season and has by no means had a lower than 40% taking pictures season for Oklahoma. Her new file might be robust to beat, as she nonetheless has least 10 video games left within the season to extend her lead.