One other recreation for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever meant one other run-in with historical past. Clark moved right into a tie with Atlanta Dream wing Rhyne Howard for essentially the most made 3-pointers by a rookie in WNBA historical past (85) on Monday night time in Indiana’s 84-79 win over Howard and the Dream.
Clark’s efficiency — a 19-point, 7-assist exhibiting — was simply the newest in a latest stretch of robust outings by the Fever guard, who’s eleventh within the WNBA in scoring (18) and first in assists (8.2) per recreation because the All-Star break.
Caitlin Clark creates house, steps again and knocks down her fourth 3-pointer of the night time.
she has tied the @WNBA rookie document for 3PM in a season with 85 ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/wNYTOTUFMf
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 27, 2024
After all, she was no stranger to creating historical past in school. At Iowa, she set the NCAA Division I scoring document, turned the Massive Ten’s all-time help chief and registered essentially the most 3-pointers in a single season.
As Clark prepares to interrupt Howard’s rookie 3-point document on Wednesday in opposition to the Connecticut Solar, right here’s an inventory of a few of the WNBA historical past she already has made and what data might fall subsequent.
What WNBA data has Clark damaged?
Single-game assists: Clark set a WNBA single-game document with 19 assists on July 17 vs. the Dallas Wings.
WNBA RECORD ⭐️
Caitlin Clark has damaged the document for many assists in a single recreation with 19. pic.twitter.com/pKbRUSBwIg
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 18, 2024
Rookie triple-double: Clark recorded the primary triple-double for a rookie in WNBA historical past on July 6 in opposition to the New York Liberty. It was additionally the primary triple-double in Fever historical past.
Factors-rebounds-assists: In the course of the first half of the season, Clark turned the primary rookie in WNBA historical past to document 400 factors, 100 rebounds and 150 assists in a season.
Assists: On Aug. 18, Clark broke the document for many assists by a rookie. She now has 247.
There she goes!
With this help, Caitlin Clark passes Ticha Penicheiro for many assists in a single season by a rookie 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TmuRc4h8yo
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 18, 2024
All-Star Sport assists: Clark made her All-Star Sport debut in July and recorded essentially the most assists (10) by a rookie within the exhibition.
Rookie single-game 3-pointers: Clark made seven 3-pointers in Indiana’s June 7 win over the Washington Mystics.
Turnovers: This one isn’t so nice. Clark turned the WNBA all-time chief in turnovers in a debut recreation, with 10 within the Fever’s opener in opposition to the Connecticut Solar. She additionally has set the WNBA rookie document for many whole turnovers, with 164 and has essentially the most turnovers by any participant, regardless of expertise stage, in WNBA historical past.
Factors-assists: Towards the Dream, Clark notched her twenty first recreation with 15 factors and 5 assists — essentially the most such video games in a single WNBA season.
What different data can she break this season?
Factors: Clark may not go Cynthia Cooper’s WNBA rookie document for factors per recreation common (22.2), however she is simply over 200 factors away from setting the WNBA rookie document for whole factors (744), which Seimone Augustus did in 2006 — albeit in 34 video games.
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Minutes: Clark has performed 1,060 minutes this season. If she maintains her present common (35.3) she is going to go her teammate Aliyah Boston’s WNBA rookie document for minutes (1,249) throughout the ultimate 5 video games of Indiana’s common season.
Level-assist double-doubles: Clark’s eight point-assist double-doubles are already essentially the most of any rookie in WNBA historical past, however she wants simply 4 extra to go Courtney Vandersloot’s general document of 11, which was set in 2017.
Free-throw share: Clark is capturing 89.92 % on the free-throw line, however she might nonetheless go Elena Delle Donne’s rookie document of 92.9 by season’s finish.
Complete assists: Clark has 247 assists this season, simply 69 behind Alyssa Thomas, who holds the all-time document with 316. If Clark maintains her common of 8.2 assists per recreation, she would set that document in one in every of her ultimate video games of the season.
(Photograph of Caitlin Clark: Paras Griffin / Getty Photos)