Fever's Caitlin Clark has WNBA-record 19 assists in loss to Wings - ESPN

Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game with 19 in the Indiana Fever's 101-93 road loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night, the final game leaguewide prior to the monthlong Olympic break.

The previous single-game assist record was 18 by Courtney Vandersloot for Chicago on Aug. 31, 2020. Vandersloot also had 18 in a playoff game on Sept. 28, 2021.

Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft and NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader, also had 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting. She scored or assisted on 66 points for the Fever — the most in a game in WNBA history, surpassing a 65-point effort from Diana Taurasi on Aug. 10, 2006.

Clark became the second rookie in league history, joining Candace Parker in 2008, to score or assist on 50 or more points in multiple games.

• Scored or assisted on 66 points (WNBA single-game record), 71% of the Fever's points (previous record: 65 points by Diana Taurasi on Aug. 10, 2006)
• 3rd game with 20+ points and 10+ assists; all other rookies have combined for one such game in league history (Angel McCoughtry in 2009)
• 2nd instance in league history with 20+ points and 15+ assists (2018 Courtney Vandersloot)
• 213 assists this season, 2nd most by a rookie in league history (1998 Ticha Penicheiro: 225)
• 2nd rookie in WNBA history to score or assist on 50+ points in multiple games (2008 Candace Parker)

— ESPN Stats & Information

Her career high for assists in college at Iowa was 18 at Penn State on Jan. 25, 2022, while her previous WNBA season high was 13, set four times, most recently in a 95-86 victory over Phoenix on Friday night.

Clark's stat line marked the second 20-point, 15-assist game in league history, with the other belonging to Vandersloot in 2018. It was