Written in SPORTS he 18/8/2024 · 23:26 hs
EFE.- Caitlin Clark continues to break down barriers in the WNBA by becoming the rookie with the most assists in the history of the League. The star of the Indiana Fever contributed 23 points, five rebounds and nine assists to the 92-75 victory over the Seattle Storm.
Thanks to those nine passes, Clark reached 232 assists In his first season in the WNBA, thus surpassing the record he had Penicheiro Ticha with 224 from her rookie campaign in 1998.
The women’s league has returned this week after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Clark, whose absence in the selection sparked controversy in the United States, has returned with batteries charged and two wins in two matches.
The previous one was on Friday and for 98-89 a las Phoenix Mercury with another recital by the top scorer in the history of college basketball, who achieved 29 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. The Fever They are seventh with a balance of 13-15.
Up front the New York Liberty, with a record of 23-4 and who this week mathematically secured their presence in the playoffs. The New Yorkers They have six consecutive victories and this week they beat Los Angeles Sparks (68-103) already the champions of the WNBA in the last two seasons, Las Vegas Aces (67-79).
Second in the table are the Connecticut Sun (19-7) followed by the Minnesota Lynx (19-8) y Las Vegas Aces (17-9).
