Caitlin Clark is stuffing the stat sheet so massively for the Indiana Fever that WNBA scorekeepers are having trouble keeping up.
The star guard had 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in 24 minutes to lead the Fever (2-2) to an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm (1-3) Sunday, May 17 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the team’s first home win of the season.
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The game was Clark’s 12th game with at least 20 points and 10 assists, extending her record for most in WNBA history. Veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot is in second place with 10 such games in 15 years of experience.
Clark technically set that record before Sunday’s game started. She had 32 points and 10 assists in overtime loss to the Washington Mystics on Friday, May 15, but two of those assists weren’t reflected in the final box score. That was until the league updated her final stat line a few hours before Sunday’s game tipped off.
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With that update, Clark became the first player in WNBA history to notch multiple games with at least 30 points and 10 assists.
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In her postgame press conference, Clark laughed as she admitted that setting a record and then extending it two days later “had to be a first” for her.
On Sunday, Clark became the first player in WNBA history with at least 20 points and 10 assists in fewer than 25 minutes played. It was also her fourth consecutive game with at least 20 points and five assists, which tied for the longest streak to start a season in WNBA history.
“I always take pride in being able to set my teammates up for success,” Clark told reporters. “That allows our team to really get flowing, and I can do a really good job of that. I only played 23 minutes tonight, and I had 10 assists, so I think it shows the potential of what this team can do offensively.”
Clark was also efficient in scoring herself, collecting her 21 points on just 10 shots. She was 2-of-4 from the 3-point line after going 3-for-16 from beyond the arc over the first two games of the season. She had early momentum, scoring 17 points in the first half.
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“Sometimes as a shooter, you can overthink when things aren’t going your way,” Clark said of her early shooting struggles. “I knew I was going to break through at some point, and it was good to see them go in. But in my head, just telling myself to let it fly. Don’t hold onto it, don’t aim it, just shoot it.”
Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham added 17 points each on Sunday to help Indiana rebound from its two previous losses.
The Fever played without center Aliyah Boston, who watched from sidelines for the first time in her four-year WNBA career.
Next, the Fever will face the Portland Fire on Wednesday, May 20 in the third game of a four-game homestand.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Caitlin Clark sets WNBA record in Fever vs Storm after Mystics update
