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Caitlin Clark had the best individual game of her new WNBA career so far, recording 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Indiana Fever from losing their third consecutive game.
The Fever lost 91-80 to the New York Liberty on Saturday to start the season at 0-3, though the performance was much better than the 36-point defeat to the same opponent two days earlier.
Clarke’s 22 points came from an efficient 52.9% shooting, including 4 of 10 from three-point range, but the recent No. 1 draft pick also committed eight turnovers.
“I thought I was going to come out and play harder (than I did two nights ago), and I think that’s going to be my biggest focus moving forward,” Clark said, according to ESPN. “Just come out and compete and play hard. I thought our whole group did that.
“I’ll continue to learn game by game, but I thought tonight was better.”
In contrast, the Liberty have enjoyed an undefeated start to the season and now hold the best record in the WNBA at 3-0.
Reigning MVP Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 24 points for last season’s defeated WNBA finalists, along with five rebounds and four steals, as the Liberty thrilled a packed house inside Barclays Center.
The Fever will next face off against the Connecticut Sun on Monday — a repeat of the Fever’s season opener — as Clark looks for her first WNBA win, while the Liberty will face the Seattle Storm.
