ARLINGTON, Texas — Indiana rookie Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game Wednesday night, finishing with 19 in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings.
The previous record was 18 by Courtney Vandersloot for Chicago Sky on Aug. 31, 2020. Vandersloot also had 18 in a playoff game on Sept. 28, 2021.
And the league’s previous record for assists by a rookie was 16, set by Ticha Penicheiro for Sacramento on July 29, 1998.
The record-breaker for Clark came on a play where she set Kelsey Mitchell up for a 3-pointer with 2:22 remaining. That tied it at 93, but Dallas closed with an 8-0 run.
Clark entered the game as the WNBA’s assists-per-game leader this season. She added 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting.
Clark scored or assisted on 66 points for the Fever, the most in a game in WNBA history. That surpasses a 65-point effort from Diana Taurasi on Aug. 10, 2006.
Clark is also the second rookie in WNBA history to score or assist on 50 or more points in multiple games, joining Candace Parker in 2008.
ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
