Caitlin Clark annihilates WNBA record for assists in a game
On Wednesday, Caitlin Clark made history yet again.
This time, the rookie WNBA star set a new benchmark for assists in a game with 19 total. Previously, Courtney Vandersloot of the New York Liberty held the record. The 35-year-old point guard marked 18 assists in 2020. Obviously, no one besides Clark would give Vandersloot a run for her money. Funnily enough, Vandersloot set that record while she was playing on the Chicago Sky in a game against the Indiana Fever.
Despite the Fever falling to the 6-19 Dallas Wings, Clark had another historic performance. The guard scored 24 points on 10-19 (52.6%) from the field, along with six rebounds. With her record-breaking 19 assists, Clark also broke the franchise record for assists in a single season, totaling 202.
Clark is continuing to showcase her abilities to contribute to a team, regardless of its success. She’s an essential playmaker for the Fever, and that definitely isn’t going to slow down any time soon. Given that the Rookie of the Year race is still considered tight between Chicago Sky star Angel Reese and Clark, the guard needs all the accolades she can collect. It’s almost like Clark is doing it for fun at this point.
In fact, Clark has voiced her dreams of representing the United States in the Olympics one day. It’s a hot topic that the guard was “snubbed” from the Olympic team, but the Iowa alum still has hope.
“That’s what you dream of as a young kid, getting to represent your country,” Clark told ESPN. “having the experience of playing for the junior national team, we know how fun that is and how cool that is to wear ‘USA’ across your chests.”
Hopefully in four years, we’ll get to see Clark grace our screens in Los Angeles at the 2028 Summer Olympics. While that’s a long way away, it gives Clark even more (while kind of unnecessary) time to prove herself worthy of playing on the Olympic team. If Clark keeps breaking records the way she is though, she’ll have no trouble earning the honor of wearing that jersey.
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