J.J. Redick's accomplishment is impressive... for a guy. Why does "The Chronicle (and every other media outlet in the country including ESPN) refuse to acknowledge that Alana Beard scored 2,687 points during her collegiate career? That point total is currently almost 100 points higher than Redick's career total and more than any other ACC player in history-but her record gets dissed because she played women's basketball, as if it is inferior and unimportant at Duke.
Redick deserves the accolades for breaking the record among male basketball players in the ACC, but Beard's records deserve at least some attention. Personally, I'll be most impressed when J.J. Redick breaks Alana Beard's record. Until then, she is still Duke's all-time scoring leader.
Corey Remle
Grad '06
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