Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese both make yet more WNBA history

Ben Church, CNN

(CNN) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese some dominated successful assemblage basketball, now nan brace support making history successful nan WNBA.

On Sunday, Clark led nan Indiana Fever to a 92-75 triumph complete nan Seattle Storm and collapsed different convention grounds successful nan process.

In summation to scoring 23 points, nan 22-year-old besides recorded her 225th assistance which saw her walk Ticha Penicheiro’s grounds for nan astir assists by a rookie successful WNBA history, which was group successful 1998.

“To walk personification for illustration her, I’m conscionable everlastingly thankful. She’s been specified a fable successful our game. It’s ace cool, but hopefully location are a batch much of those,” Clark – who leads nan convention pinch 8.3 assists per crippled – said aft nan game.

The historical infinitesimal came successful nan 2nd 4th of nan crippled and was welcomed by Penicheiro successful a station connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.

“Records are meant to beryllium broken…it shows maturation and evolution. Can’t deliberation of a amended subordinate to break it,” Penicheiro wrote, while nan Fever posted a video of nan erstwhile WNBA prima congratulating Clark, who vanished nan crippled pinch 9 assists and 232 full connected nan season.

The grounds is nan latest of a drawstring of achievements from Clark’s first WNBA season, wherever she has already go nan first rookie successful convention history to grounds a triple-double, and marked different milestone by dishing retired 19 assists successful a azygous game.

But conscionable for illustration successful college, Clark’s superb performances are being matched by her rival Reese.

Also connected Sunday, nan Chicago Sky rookie racked up 19 points and 20 rebounds successful an 86-68 nonaccomplishment to nan Phoenix Mercury, becoming nan fastest subordinate successful WNBA history to grounds 20 double-doubles successful a azygous season.

Reese – who leads nan convention successful rebounding pinch 12.3 per crippled – has reached nan full aft conscionable 27 games and is now conscionable 2 double-doubles awkward of matching Tina Charles’ grounds for astir double-doubles successful a rookie season, group successful 2010, according to ESPN.

Earlier this season, nan rookie had surgery nan grounds for astir consecutive double-doubles successful WNBA history.

With nan WNBA now backmost successful full-swing aft nan Olympic break, some Clark and Reese will dream to lead their respective teams into nan postseason.

Clark’s Fever (13-15) will look nan Minnesota Lynx successful its adjacent game, while Reese’s Sky (11-16) will play nan Connecticut Sun.

It seems that nan much nan superstar rookies play, nan much records will autumn this season.