More HERstory: Caitlin Clark smashes multiple records as Indiana Fever return to winning ways for playoff push

If Saturday`s (PH Time) performance was any indication of what Indiana Fever rookie phenom Caitlin Clark has in store for the second half of the season, the rest of the WNBA better look out.

Clark broke multiple records in her first game back from the Olympic break, pushing the Fever to a 98-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury to keep their playoff push going.

Caitlin Clark with a double-double in tonight's win against Phoenix 👏

29 PTS | 10 AST | 5 REB | 4 3PM pic.twitter.com/aRgIleyPne

— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 17, 2024

The 22-year-old Clark scored a team-high 29 points along with 10 assists and five rebounds, becoming the first player in WNBA history with 50 or more points and 25 or more assists over any two-game span as per StatMamba.

Caitlin Clark in her last two games:

53 PTS
29 AST

She’s the first player in WNBA history to record 50+ PTS & 25+ AST over any 2-game span. pic.twitter.com/35onOjltEQ

— StatMamba (@StatMamba) August 17, 2024

In her last game before the WNBA All-Star weekend, Clark erupted for 24 markers, six rebounds and a single-game record 19 assists in a 101-93 loss against the Dallas Wings.  

 Overall, the Iowa State product had 53 points and 29 assists in her last two games, helping the Fever, who are currently at  no.7 in team standings with a 12-15 win loss slate, to stay ahead of the eight-placed Chicago Sky. 

 Only the top eight teams will advance to playoffs starting with a best-of-three quarterfinals. 

 Clark also broke another record held by Phoenix Mercury playmaker Diana Taurasi for the most games with 25 or more points, five or more assists and five or more rebounds by a rookie with four games already. Taurasi had three such games during her rookie year back in 2004. 

The rookie superstar also became the only rookie in WNBA history with multiple games of 25 or more points and 10 or more assists.

Thanks to Clark’s dominant first-half performance, the superstar also became the first rookie in WNBA history with 450 or more points and 200 or more assists in a single season, becoming just the sixth player in league history to do so.