The Connecticut Solar will glance to finish a four-game season sweep of the Indiana Fever when the groups meet Wednesday evening at Indianapolis.
Connecticut defeated the Fever 92-71 in Caitlin Clark’s skilled debut on Might 14 and later added victories of 4 and 17 issues.
Clark averaged 15.7 issues within the 3 setbacks in opposition to the Solar. In her first sport, she scored 20 issues on 5-of-15 capturing from the sector and dedicated 10 turnovers.
After all, Clark has since settled in and is acting admirably for the Fever (14-16). She is averaging 18 issues, 8.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds a sport.
Clark scored 19 issues in Monday’s 84-79 highway victory over the Atlanta Dream. Despite the fact that that ended her string of 4 directly 20-point efforts, it marked Indiana’s 5th win prior to now seven video games.
“Our chemistry has stepped forward,” Clark stated. “I am actually excited as a result of I believe like there is such a lot of spaces for me to proceed to recover, and that is the reason thrilling as a participant.”
Clark made 4 3-pointers within the Dream contest to boost her season general to 85. That tied the WNBA rookie report set via Atlanta’s Rhyne Howard in 2022.
Over the past 9 video games, Clark is averaging 22.6 issues, 10.9 assists and 6 rebounds.
Kelsey Mitchell paced Indiana with 29 issues in opposition to Atlanta on Monday. Mitchell is averaging 26.3 issues during the last 4 video games.
2nd-place Connecticut (22-7) has gained 3 directly video games and 8 of its remaining 11.
The Solar clinched a playoff spot Saturday with a 72-64 highway victory over the first-place New York Liberty.
“The playoffs are a complete other season and beast,” Connecticut’s DeWanna Bonner stated. “We will pass that bridge once we get to it.”
Newcomer Marina Mabrey contributed 15 issues within the victory. She used to be obtained in mid-July simply sooner than the Olympic wreck from the Chicago Sky, and Saturday’s victory used to be her 5th sport for the Solar.
She is averaging 14.4 issues all over the span, together with a 24-point day out in opposition to her former staff on Friday. The Solar gained 82-80.
“I am simply going to do what the staff wishes,” Mabrey stated. “If it signifies that this sport they sought after to deliver me off the bench, some video games I would possibly get started, some video games I would possibly now not, I simply wish to assist us get a win.”
–Box Degree Media
