The 22-year-old led the Fever to an 84-80 win against Connecticut, scoring 19 points on the night.
Clark’s haul included her 86th three-pointer of her opening season in the WNBA, helping her to break a rookie record set by Rhyne Howard at the Atlanta Dream in 2022.
While Howard achieved her record of 85 three-pointers in a regular 34-game season, Clark hit her 86th in her 31st game.
It’s the latest in a growing number of record-breaking achievements from Clark during her opening campaign in the WNBA.
Clark leads the WNBA this season in three-pointers, having extended her total to 88 during the win against Connecticut.
She has already set a single-season rookie record (224) for assists and has more assists and more turnovers than any other player in the league this season.
Clark was drafted as first pick by the Fever in 2024 after breaking multiple records in her college years at the University of Iowa.
Clark broke a 54-year record held by Pete Maravich in 2023 to become the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s college basketball with 3,951 points.
She averaged 28.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists during her college years and helped boost the popularity of women’s basketball.
Almost 19 million people tuned in to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes – Clark’s college side – in their NationalIndiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark continued her sublime debut WNBA campaign by breaking another rookie record against the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old led the Fever to an 84-80 win against Connecticut, scoring 19 points on the night.
Clark’s haul included her 86th three-pointer of her opening season in the WNBA, helping her to break a rookie record set by Rhyne Howard at the Atlanta Dream in 2022.
While Howard achieved her record of 85 three-pointers in a regular 34-game season, Clark hit her 86th in her 31st game.
It’s the latest in a growing number of record-breaking achievements from Clark during her opening campaign in the WNBA.
Clark leads the WNBA this season in three-pointers, having extended her total to 88 during the win against Connecticut.
She has already set a single-season rookie record (224) for assists and has more assists and more turnovers than any other player in the league this season.
Clark was drafted as first pick by the Fever in 2024 after breaking multiple records in her college years at the University of Iowa.
Clark broke a 54-year record held by Pete Maravich in 2023 to become the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s college basketball with 3,951 points.
She averaged 28.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists during her college years and helped boost the popularity of women’s basketball.
Almost 19 million people tuned in to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes – Clark’s college side – in their National Collegiate Athletic Association final in 2023.