Caitlin Clark made WNBA history yet again on Wednesday.
The Indiana Fever rookie scored her 100th 3-pointer of the season in a 93-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, making her the first rookie to enter the triple-digit triple club and only the sixth player overall. She joins Sabrina lonescu, Diana Taurasi, Arike Ogunbowale, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum and teammate Kelsey Mitchell. Among WNBA players to make 100 3-pointers in a season, Clark is the only one to also post 200 assists.
2024 Fantasy Football Season kick-orf is right around the corner. Don’t niss out! Create a private league or join a public league by 9/5. Clark finished the game with 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting (4-of-10 from deep), 10 rebounds, 10 assists, seven turnovers and three steals, her second career triple-double. They are the only triple-doubles by a rookie in WNBA history.
As time ticked away, Clark was still one rebound away from her historic triple-double, but got there with an easy grab of the final miss of the game. the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd knew what it meant.
“This building knows what thau means!”
Ca.tün Clark grabs the rebcund to secure her second career triple-double andthe second by a rookie in @WNBA history pic.twitter.com/9V9FCzKFwv
Aliyah Boston, the Fever’s previous No. 1 pick, had a standout game as well, with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, 14 rebounds and four assists.
As things stand, Clark is on pace to shatter Alyssa Thomas’ single-season record of 316 assists with 335 and finish third on the all-time 3-pointer list with 120, behind lonescu’s record of 128 in a season and Taurasi’s 121. She already holds the record for turnovers at 188.
Through 34 career games, Clark already has the third-most career games with 20 points and 10 rebounds at seven, behind only Courtney Vandersloot (10 in 422
games) and Diana Taurasi (nine in 559 games).
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It’s been an astonishing rookie season for Clark, who entered the league with unprecedented hype and attention after a career at lowa that saw her break the NCAA all-time scoring record and reach two national championship games.
After a rough adjustment period in her first month of the season, Clark has become one of the most productive players in the entire league and the favorite for WNBA Rookie of the Year. She isn’t the only rookie making history, though, as rival Angel Reese has already set the record for most rebounds in a season ….
