Caitlin Clark sets record in WNBA post-tournament return

Caitlin Clark Continue breaking down barriers in the WNBA by coming up this Sunday The rookie with the most assists in league history.

Indiana Fever Star He had 23 points, five rebounds and nine assists in a 92-75 win over the Seattle Storm.

Thanks to nine passes to the basket, Clark recorded 232 assists in her first WNBA season, surpassing Ticha Peniqueiro’s record of 224. From the 1998 rookie campaign.

The WNBA returned this week after the 2024 Paris Olympics and Clarke, whose absence from the team caused controversy in the United States, returned with recharged batteries and two wins in two games.

The last time was on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury, in another recital by the all-time leading scorer in college basketball, who finished with 29 points, five rebounds and 10 assists in a 98-89 victory.

The Fever are in seventh place with 13 wins and 15 losses.

The New York Liberty remains in first place with a 23-4 record. And this week, they mathematically secured a spot in the “playoffs.”

The New Yorkers have won six straight games, including wins this week over the Los Angeles Sparks (68-103) and the Las Vegas Aces (67-79), the WNBA champions for the past two seasons.

In second place are the Connecticut Sun (19-7), followed by the Minnesota Lynx (19-8) and the Las Vegas Aces (17-9).