Caitlin Clark sets new WNBA record, then adds to it in Fever win over Storm

A statistical review led to another Caitlin Clark record before tipoff on Sunday. Then she went out and did it again in the Fever’s first home win of the season.

Caitlin Clark is accustomed to setting records. She’s the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I history, and once she entered the WNBA, she added a page full of records there, too.

Whether it’s on the court, at the box office, in the team store or in TV ratings, she is the outlier.

So, of course, Clark experienced something new on Sunday.

A few hours before the Fever’s 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm to claim their first home win of the season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the WNBA officially updated the box score from Friday’s game against the Washington Mystics.

Clark finished with 32 points and eight assists, but two assists were missing. After the game, team officials reached out to the league and asked them to take another look.

The Pacers/Fever have one of the best stats crews in the league, and then each game is reviewed by the WNBA.

After further review, Clark was credited with those two assists, securing another game with 20-plus points and 10-plus assists.

“I think that might be a first, that’s a good point,” she said about setting history two days later.

In 56 career games, it marked her 11th such performance — a new WNBA record. Courtney Vandersloot did it 10 times and Diana Taurasi nine times in 436 and 566 games, respectively.

Clark hasn’t even played two full WNBA seasons, yet she has already surpassed every player in league history in combining scoring and facilitating at that level.

Then, Clark did it again in Sunday’s win. For a 12th time.