List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career steals leaders

In basketball, a steal is the act of legally gaining possession of the ball by a defensive player who causes the opponent to turn the ball over.[1] The top 25 highest steals totals in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's basketball history are listed below. While the NCAA's current three-division format has been in place since the 1973–74 season, the organization did not sponsor women's sports until the 1981–82 school year; before that time, women's college sports were governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). Steals are a relatively new statistic in college basketball, having only become an official statistic in NCAA women's basketball beginning with the 1987–88 season.

Key

Pos. G F C Ref. Position Guard Forward Center References

^ Player still competing in NCAA Division I * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from that team is represented on this list

Top 25 career steals leaders

Player	Pos.	Team	Career start[lower-alpha 1]	Career end	Games played	Steals	SPG	Ref.[lower-alpha 2]
Chastadie Barrs	G	Lamar	2015	2019	122	649	5.3
Natalie White	G	Florida A&M (2)	1991	1995	113	624	5.5
Ticha Penicheiro	G	Old Dominion	1994	1998	133	591	4.4
Heidi Caruso	G	Lafayette	1990	1994	113	532	4.7
Shakyla Hill	G	Grambling (2)	2015	2019	130	493	3.8
Angel McCoughtry	F	Louisville	2005	2009	139	481	3.5
Shiakiea Carter	G	Grambling	1994	1998	116	469	4.0
Kevi Luper	G	Oral Roberts	2009	2013	126	463	3.7
Stephanie Karcz	G	Loyola (MD)	2016	2020	119	461	3.9
Stacy Coffey	G	Oklahoma State	1992	1996	118	458	3.9
Dawn Staley*	G	Virginia	1988	1992	131	454	3.5
Toccara Williams	G	Texas A&M	2000	2004	111	452	4.1
Nykesha Sales	F	UConn	1994	1998	137	447	3.3
Melanie Boeglin	G	Indiana State	2002	2006	124	444	3.6
Ashley Deary	G	Northwestern	2013	2017	131	429	3.3
Sherill Baker	G	Georgia	2002	2006	131	426	3.3
Donna McGary	G	Mississippi Valley State	1987	1991	113	425	3.8
Chanette Hicks	G	Virginia Tech / Norfolk State	2015	2020[lower-alpha 3]	117	425	3.6
Rochelle Luckett	G	VCU	1998	2002	114	423	3.7
Demetria Frank	G	Bethune-Cookman	2007	2012	122	422	3.5
Nicole Kubik	G	Nebraska	1996	2000	125	418	3.3
Shelly Boston	G	Florida A&M	1988	1992	88	416	4.7
Teresa McNair	G	Eastern Kentucky	1999	2003	116	406	3.5
Alana Beard	G/F	Duke	2000	2004	136	404	3.0
Corin Adams	G	Morgan State	2006	2010	122	404	3.3

Footnotes

1. Reflects the calendar year in which the player's Division I career began. All listings of player records in official NCAA record books categorize seasons by the calendar years in which they ended.
2. Except as otherwise noted, references for each entry are from the most recent edition of the NCAA Division I women's basketball record book, cited in the "General references" section below.
3. Although Hicks' career spanned five seasons, she only played in four. She played three seasons at Virginia Tech before transferring to Norfolk State, sitting out the 2018–19 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

References

General

• "Career Records: Steals" (PDF). 2020–21 Division I Women's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

Specific

1. "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Retrieved August 30, 2010.