Another game, another milestone reached by first-year WNBA star Caitlin Clark.
Clark surpassed the 500-point mark on Saturday. Having already topped the 200-assist plateau, the incredible rookie became the fastest player to do both, doing so in only 29 games.
Unsurprisingly, Clark’s record-making achievement came in a standout performance. She scored 23 points (8-of-18), with three three-pointers, eight assists and five rebounds — though it wasn’t enough to get past the Minnesota Lynx, who defeated the Indiana Fever, 90-80.
For Clark, the effort marked her eighth game this year with at least 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds. That’s the most in WNBA history, rookie or otherwise, and three more than the second-most (Alyssa Thomas), per Stathead.
Saturday also saw Clark’s 13th 20-point game of the season. Only two rookies have more than one this season, including Angel Reese (3) and Rickea Jackson (2), according to StatMamba.
Etching her name into the record books is becoming very, very common for Clark. Her most recent brush with history prior to this weekend came on Aug. 18, when the former Iowa star set the mark for the most assists by a rookie, which now stands at 240 and counting.
Clark could make even more history if she stays consistent through the final 11 games of the regular season. She’s only 76 assists away from the league’s all-time record (316) and with 517 points and a 17.8 points per game average on the year, she could become just the 20th player in WNBA history to surpass 700 points in a single season.
Clark is the front-runner to earn Rookie of the Year honors, but has even slowly crept into the MVP conversation. According to the latest odds from BetMGM, she’s second (+8000) behind two-time winner A’Ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces.
