Caitlin Clark sets WNBA record in first game after Olympic break
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark didn’t appear to have any rust after the WNBA’s lengthy Olympic break.
On Friday, Clark powered her Fever to a 98-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
The 22-year-old poured in 29 points on 8/16 shooting from the field — just one point shy of her career high. She also chipped in 10 assists in the contest.
Clark became the first player in WNBA history to record at least 50 points and 25 assists over a 2-game span. The Fever rookie had tallied an eye-popping stat line of 24 points and 19 assists in a 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings just before the Olympic break.
The Iowa alum also doubled up the rest of WNBA history with her second 25-10 game as a rookie.
Clark has really come into her own as a playmaker of late.
After failing to record 10-or-more assists in any of her first 17 games, Clark has breached the double-digit assist mark in 8 of her last 10 contests. She’s averaged 19.8 points and 11.7 assists throughout that stretch.
It’s no surprise Fever fans have been making Clark sign her autograph on everything under the sun.
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Caitlin Clark wowed on her return to WNBA action Friday night and a new clip has highlighted just how impressive the Indiana Fever rookie was.
The No. 1 draft pick beat three USA Olympic gold medal winners in a 98-89 victory on her return to the WNBA as the Fever held off the Phoenix Mercury in dramatic fashion.
Clark was sensational in the first half especially as she came flying out the blocks after her month-long break from league play due to the Paris Games.
The 22-year-old scored 29 points as the Fever escaped a scare after burning a 28-point lead during the third quarter.
Yet, one of her most impressive moments of the victory came as an assist rather than a bucket for herself.
Clark set another record on her way to victory as well – becoming the first rookie in WNBA history to record 450+ PTS and 200+ AST.
Clark also recorded her 10th double-double of the season as her team swept the three-game series with Phoenix in front of a sold-out Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd, who had waited over a month to see their star player back in action.
‘We were incredible, we had a few lapses that didn’t look very pretty for us but we always found a way to respond,’ Clark said afterwards.
