Caitlin Clark made historical past on Saturday by turning into the primary rookie in WNBA historical past to report a triple-double.
The Indiana Fever star hit the mark together with her tenth rebound of the sport early within the fourth quarter of an 83-79 win over the New York Liberty. It was additionally the primary triple-double by any participant in Fever historical past.
Clark performed arguably the very best quarter of her WNBA profession to begin the sport. She dropped 11 factors on 4-of-5 capturing (3-of-4 from three) with three assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Whereas her scoring output slowed down over the ultimate three quarters, Clark’s playmaking and passing stood out. She acquired as much as 10 assists halfway by the third quarter.
The Fever made a late surge to get their first win over the Liberty since Could 13, 2022, snapping a streak of 9 straight losses. New York gained the primary three head-to-head matchups this season by a median of 27.7 factors.
New York, which entered the sport having gained 5 straight and 13 of its final 14, led by as many as 11 factors within the fourth quarter. The Fever closed the sport on a 28-12 run over the ultimate 8:51 to get their largest victory of the season.
Clark scored six factors, dished out three assists and grabbed 4 rebounds throughout that stretch. She beforehand flirted with a triple-double on June 30 towards the Phoenix Mercury when she had 15 factors, 12 assists and 9 rebounds.
After a sluggish begin, Clark has actually began to settle in. She entered Saturday averaging 16.4 factors on 38.5 % three-point capturing, 7.9 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per recreation in 10 begins since June 7.
Saturday marked the Fever’s ninth win of the season in 22 video games. They did not get their ninth win till the thirty third recreation final season.
Indiana is at the moment the No. 8 seed within the playoff race, trailing the Chicago Sky by one-half recreation for the seventh spot.
Clark and the Fever will look to maintain their constructive momentum going once they host the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday.