The NCAA's all-time leading scorer played in her first professional game in the Indiana Fever's match against the Dallas Wings on Friday night. Clark's 21 points were impressive but not enough to win.
The NCAA's all-time leading scorer played in her first professional game in the Indiana Fever's match against the Dallas Wings on Friday night. Clark's 21 points were impressive but not enough to win.Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives past Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard during their WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
The preseason game against the Dallas Wings was another sellout match with enthusiastic fans lining up outside College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, to watch the "My biggest goal coming into tonight was being myself, have fun playing basketball, be aggressive. Thought that's what I did," Clark said Friday in a post-game press conference.Similar to her time at the University of Iowa, Clark shined Friday on the court — scoring 21 points with three rebounds, two assists, two steals, despite it being a losing match. The Wings won 79-76.
Fever head coach Christie Sides applauded Clark's performance but noted that the rookie star and the rest of the team were still in an adjustment period.Sides noted that in the first quarter, Clark appeared fatigued. The head coach said she hopes Clark will lean on her teammates in the future."Everybody's super physical, it doesn't always get called. I would say that's the biggest thing," she said.
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