Well, the Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA has officially
begun,
but a Connecticut real tough place to start things out.
Yeah, the number one draft pick put up 20 points,
but it wasn't nearly enough to eclipse the Sun.
News aides Ken Pierce live outside of Mohegan Sun Arena
in Uncasville with details on that that big game last
night,
Kent.
Yeah, Lauren Keith, good morning Caitlin.
Clark's fans may be used to seeing her put up
40 points in college games,
but this is the pros.
In the Connecticut, Sun did a great job of holding
her to just 20 points in her WNBA debut last
night.
The son did such a good job defending that she
had 10 turnovers as well,
and it took a little while for Clark to get
her first WNBA hoop.
Deanna Bonner also had 20 for the Sun and that
moves her into 5th place on the WNBA's all time
scoring list.
Alyssa Thomas and Ty Harris also in double digits for
the Sun.
A major story here of course,
was the crowd, the first season opener sellout at Mohegan
Sun Arena in 20 years.
And Clark was definitely the reason.
We've been huge fans for the past couple of years
and we found out she was coming to Connecticut.
We had to come and watch.
I wanted to see Caitlin Clark play for the opening
night.
I went to see her play in college from Massachusetts,
traveled to Maryland, and this is a lot closer.
Now, Clark does hold the NCAA basketball record for most
points scored in a career by a woman or a
man.
Her games routinely broke records for attendance and TV viewership.
The WNBA certainly hoping that that continues in her professional
career.
As impressive as Clark herself is,
this is a team sport.
And last night, the Connecticut Sun was simply the better
team.
Final score, Connecticut Sun 92.
Indiana Fever 71. Live in Uncasville.
I'm Kent Pierce. Back to you.