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Caitlin Clark Sets WNBA Rookie Scoring Record in Fever's Win Over Dallas

Clark's 35-point performance breaks an 18-year-old record and secures Indiana's spot in the playoffs.

  • Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points, surpassing Seimone Augustus' rookie scoring record of 744 points set in 2006.
  • Clark also set the WNBA single-season assist record with 329 assists, breaking the previous mark of 316.
  • The Indiana Fever clinched the No. 6 seed in the playoffs with their 20th win of the season, their first playoff appearance since 2016.
  • Clark's teammates helped her avoid a seventh technical foul, which would have led to an automatic suspension for the final regular-season game.
  • The Fever are set to face the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs, with a best-of-three series format.
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