Caitlin Clark sets WNBA record

Caitlin Clark added another WNBA record on May 17, when the Indiana Fever guard posted 21 points and 10 assists in an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm. The performance gave Clark 12 career games with at least 20 points and 10 assists, the most in league history, according to the WNBA game recap. The mark capped an opening stretch in which Clark produced two 20-and-10 games across Indiana’s first weekend of the 2026 season. CBS Sports reported Sunday that a statistical correction from Indiana’s May 15 overtime loss to Washington had already moved Clark into a tie for the record before she broke it outright against Seattle. (wnba.com) The sequence matters because the record did not fall in a single isolated outburst. Clark opened the season with 20 points against Dallas on May 9, then scored 32 against Washington on May 15 and 21 against Seattle on May 17, while continuing to run Indiana’s offense as its primary playmaker. ### How did Clark get the record on opening weekend? (cbssports.com) May 17 was the night the record became official on the floor. Clark’s 21-point, 10-assist line against Seattle pushed her to 12 career 20-and-10 games, breaking the previous mark, the WNBA’s game summary said. CBS Sports said the record fell in “unusual fashion” because a stat correction from the May 15 game against Washington changed Clark’s assist total and gave her another 20-and-10 performance before Sunday’s game even tipped off. (fever.wnba.com) That meant Clark entered the Seattle game tied for the record and left it alone in first place. (wnba.com) ### What were the two opening-weekend performances? On May 15, Clark scored 32 points in Indiana’s 104-102 overtime loss to the Washington Mystics. The Fever’s official recap highlighted her scoring burst, including 17 fourth-quarter points and a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation. On May 17, Clark followed with 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in 24 minutes against Seattle. (cbssports.com) The Associated Press game report on WNBA.com said the outing was her 12th 20-point, 10-assist game and the new league record. ### Whose record did Clark pass? CBS Sports reported that Clark moved past Courtney Vandersloot for the WNBA career lead in 20-point, 10-assist games. (fever.wnba.com) The same report said Clark reached the top of the list in her second season. The WNBA game summary did not name the player she passed, but it confirmed the new total of 12 such games and called it the most in league history. (wnba.com) ### What else stood out in Indiana’s start? Indiana opened the regular season on May 9 with a 107-104 loss to Dallas despite 20 points from Clark, 23 from Aliyah Boston and 30 from Kelsey Mitchell. (cbssports.com) The Fever’s recap said Clark reached 1,000 career points in her 54th professional game that day. Sunday’s win over Seattle also came with Boston out because of a lower leg injury, according to the Fever’s postgame coverage. (wnba.com) The Fever improved to 2-2, and Clark needed only 24 minutes after playing 37 in the overtime loss to Washington two days earlier. ### What comes next for Clark and the Fever? (fever.wnba.com) The WNBA team page lists Indiana’s next game for May 20 against the Portland Fire. The same schedule block shows another road game May 22 against the Golden State Valkyries. (wnba.com) (fever.wnba.com)