Caitlin Clark wows sellout crowd at WNBA preseason opener

Caitlin Clark is already performing well for the WNBA – she put on a stellar performance in her first preseason game, scoring basket after basket… in front of a packed arena.

The basketball phenom was the center of attention on Friday night as she and her Indiana Fever teammates battled the Dallas Wings in front of a sold-out crowd at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

Clark scored 16 points in the first half, topping all other players. They cooled off in the second half and finished with 21 points… but remember, it was just a preseason game, so players and coaches aren’t exactly going all out.

CC also had 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals as her Fever narrowly lost to the Wings in a 79-76 nail-biter. Caitlyn’s main rival on the Wings, Jaelyn Brownplayed an equally impressive game and also scored 21 points.

But points aren’t really what the WNBA wanted from this game… it’s the fact that Caitlyn’s presence caused a sellout of the 7,000-seat arena.

As you probably know, Caitlyn was a two-time NCAA women’s basketball player of the year while attending the University of Iowa – and her squad reached the National Championship last month before losing to undefeated South Carolina.

Caitlyn had already become a superstar at that point… and, as everyone predicted, she was drafted number 1 by the WNBA’s Indiana Fever.

She is so popular that many fans, wearing her No. 22 University of Iowa jersey, waited in line outside the stadium for more than three hours last night to see her play.