Fever guard Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie scoring record with step back 3-pointer
Another day, another record broken for Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever guard further etched her name into WNBA history as she has surpassed Seimone Augustus for the rookie scoring record on Sunday against the Dallas Wings.
Clark achieved the feat on a step back 3-pointer in the third quarter to score her 746th points of the season. Her shot also tied the game at 78 with a little less than three minutes remaining in the quarter. You can view the moment below.
The record is one of many that Clark has broken this year. She has also set the WNBA record for most assists in a season as well as Fever franchise records for most 3-pointers and most double-doubles in a single season.
All this should make the No. 1 overall pick an easy choice to win the Rookie of the Year award. Indiana has already clinched a playoff spot, snapping a seven-year postseason drought.
Clark is led the Fever to a 110-109 victory against the Wings on Sunday to improve their record to 20-19. She poured in 35 points to go along with eight assists as she finished 6-of-14 from 3-point range.
Of all those triples, the one she hit in the third quarter holds special significance. She has put together arguably the best rookie season overall in league history. Indiana has one game remaining in the regular season as it will take on the Washington Mystics at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday.
If the Fever can manage to win that one, they would finish with a record above .500 for the first time since 2016.
Caitlin Clark makes more WNBA history, sets single-season assists record
Clark breaking the scoring record came just two days after she set the WNBA record for assists with her 317th of the season. The Indiana Fever star found Kelsey Mitchell on a third-quarter assist against the Las Vegas Aces.
She already had the rookie record for assists, and she now has more than any other player has in a year. Clark is a big reason why the Fever have made it to the playoffs, but she also made sure to recognize her teammates like Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston as equal parts in getting the team to that point.
“I’m just really happy for this organization,” Clark said. “Obviously, longest drought in WNBA history of not making it to the playoffs. Happy – I mean, look at these fans. They’re incredible. If it wasn’t for them, I don’t know if we’d be here.
“And I’m just really happy for Kelsey Mitchell, too. She’s been with this organization for seven years. Really, they’ve honestly struggled, and she’s had probably the best year of her career. Has played really, really good basketball. So I’m just really happy for her. She deserves this just about more [than] anybody. I’m happy for her.”
On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this report.