Former lowa women’s & basketball stars Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin battled in
the WNBA for the second time as the & Indiana Fever lost at the Las Vegas
Aces, 88-69, Tuesday night.
The Aces are now 2-0 in the season series, with the second meeting drawing
20,366 fans to Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, the highest regular season
single-game attendance in the WNBA since 1999. Former lowa head coach Lisa
Bluder and new head coach Jan Jensen were in attendance and sat courtside
once again to watch their former players.
Clark, Martin and former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson also helped make a young
lowa fan’s day by working with the Make-a-Wish Foundation to sign memorabilia
before the game.
Here’s how Clark and Martin fared in their second matchup:
Caitlin Clark stats in Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas AcesClark finished with 13
points, 11 assists, six rebounds, one steal and six turnovers on 4-for-12 shooting
and 1-of-7 from deep. She was a minus-19 in 38 minutes as the Fever got
dominated in the second and fourth quarters, 20-13 and 23-10, respectively.The
outing marked Clark’s second straight off-shooting night and the fewest points
she’s scored in her last seven games. Still, it was an improved performance
compared to Clark’s first matchup against Las Vegas where she scored eight
points, seven assists and five rebounds on May 25.
Her passing, however, continued to shine and is one reason she was named a
WNBA All-Star in her debut season. Clark has now dished out double-digit assists
in three of her last four outings after not reaching that threshold in any of her first
17 career contests.
In 21 games this season, Clark is averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists
and 1.3 steals.
Kate Martin stats in Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces
Martin played just 11 minutes and only recorded one rebound and one turnover.
She was a plus-3 but made little impact on the game overall.It was the fourth time
Martin has gone scoreless this season and the third occurrence in her last seven
outings.
After averaging 20.3 minutes through her first nine career games, Martin’s role
has seemingly diminished for the defending champions recently. She’s averaging
just 9.0 minutes with a high of six points in her last seven games.
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