Caitlin Clark makes WNBA rookie history again in Indiana Fever win over Connecticut Sun
Published: Aug 28, 2024
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hello everyone welcome to my Channel today we're talking about Caitlyn Clark making WNBA history yet again during the Indiana fevers 84 to 80 win over the Connecticut Sun Caitlyn Clark set a new record for the most three-pointers made by a rookie in a season hitting her 86th triple in the first quarter this breaks the previous record of 85 set by Ryan Howard in 2022 Clark didn't stop there she added two more three-pointers later in the game bringing her season total to 88 in this game Clark scored 19 points grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists helping the fever snap an 11 game losing streak against the sun this win was especially sweet since Indiana hadn't beaten Connecticut since July 2021 after the game Clark mentioned how much the team has grown especially with their young lineup figuring things out together Kelsey Mitchell led the fever with 23 points continuing her hot streak averaging 25.6 points per game since the league resumed after the Paris Olympics break she praised Clark saying that their chemistry keeps improving and that Clark's ability to shoot and create space makes a huge difference on the court the game was close throughout with both teams battling hard but Indiana managed to pull off the upset win thanks to two clutch free throws from Lexi Hall who scored 17 points in her second start of the season with this Victory the fever moved to 15 to6 as they pushed for the postseason while the sun dropped to 22 to8 djon n Carrington led the sun with 19 points and six steals while Alyssa Thomas added 17 points six rebounds and six assists the fever also set a WNBA attendance record with over 500,000 fans attending their games this season and the crowd was electric at gainbridge Fieldhouse with 17,27 fans in attendance among them were Olympic gold medalist Simone biles and Gabby Thomas who showed their support for women's sports in the WNBA meanwhile Angel ree's streak of 20 plus rebounds in three straight games came to an end as the sky lost 74 to70 to the Washington Mystics Reese still grabbed 14 rebounds in the game continuing her impressive rookie campaign thanks for watching and don't forget to like And subscribe for more updates on Caitlyn Clark the Indiana Fever and the WNBA