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Kristen Wong

Caitlin Clark Stands Alone in WNBA History After Blistering Hot Five-Game Start

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates a made basket in the first half against the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

The Indiana Fever sent an emphatic statement to the rest of the WNBA with their 102–88 victory against the New York Liberty over the weekend. But, it was Fever star Caitlin Clark who arguably made the bigger statement in her thrilling first game back from a nagging quad strain.

After missing roughly two weeks to recover from injury, Clark dropped a near triple-double and tied her career-high in most three-pointers made in a game (seven) in Saturday's win. The second-year guard wasted no time getting on the stat sheet—and making a unique bit of WNBA history as well.

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