INDIANAPOLIS — Rookie star Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA single-season assist record Friday night in the Indiana Fever‘s 78-74 loss to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces.
Clark recorded her 317th assist of the season at the 4:55 mark of the second quarter when Kelsey Mitchell took her pass and scored off a drive. The rookie surpassed Alyssa Thomas‘ 316 dimes from last season. She finished the night with nine assists, giving her 321 assists on the year.
Clark’s feat came two days after MVP front-runner A’ja Wilson set a record for points scored in a season. Wilson, who scored 15 points Friday night, now has 971, putting her 29 away from becoming the first player to reach 1,000 points in a season.
Earlier this summer, Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese set a WNBA single-season record for rebounds (446). Reese’s rebounding (13.1 RPG) and Wilson’s scoring (27.0) averages are both on pace to set league records, and while Clark leads the league with 8.4…
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