Published August 18, 2024
Indiana Fever take win over Seattle Storm | AP
He Indiana Fever continues its path to get into the playoffs and a sample of its great moment was the game against Seattle Storm, where they took the 92-75 victory, with a new record for Caitlin Clark in her rookie season and with Lexie Hull having one of the best games of his career.
With 232 assists so far this season, Clark broke the previous WNBA rookie record of 224 held by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998. The first overall pick in the 2024 draft has scored at least 20 points in five of his last six games. He averages 23.7 points with 47% field goal shooting and 11.7 assists in that period.
Caitlin Clark with the pull up triple 💪 pic.twitter.com/69ufiFcr6O
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 18, 2024
Mitchell hit 10 of 19 shots from the field and 5 of 8 triples, while Hull hit 8 of 10 shots and hit six three-pointers in seven attempts, the best mark of his career. Aliyah Boston grabbed 15 rebounds, nine points and eight assists, a career-high for Indiana.
Jewell Loyd hit a jumper to cut the Storm’s deficit to 61-60 with 9 minutes left. Indiana’s Damiris Dantas scored a free throw about a minute later, Hull hit a pair of three-pointers 35 seconds apart and Mitchell added another from behind the arc before Boston hit a short jumper to cap a 14-5 run that left the score at 75-65 with 5:51 left.
Lexie Hull knocks down back-to-back corner threes 🤯 pic.twitter.com/nvSdUyRGEh
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 18, 2024
Skylar Diggins-Smith responded with consecutive baskets in the zone to put the game at six points just 28 seconds later after, But Hull again scored consecutive triples (this time in a span of 31 seconds) to start a 15-2 run. Clark followed with another triple and then received an assist on Mitchell and Dantas triples, the latter of which gave the Fever a 90-71 lead with 2:24 remaining.
Loyd led Seattle (17-10) with 26 points, Diggins-Smith scored 15 and Nneka Ogwumike added 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals. The trio combined to shoot just 20 of 54 from the field while that the Storm shot just 38.9% (28 of 72) overall.
Indiana (13-15), which has matched its win total from the 2023 campaign With 12 games remaining in the regular season, they have won consecutive games following the month-long break for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Fever have won four of five overall and are 10-5 after winning just three of 11 games to open the season.
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