“Always proud of you 22,” “So back baby”: Iowa stars Gabbie Marshall & Jada Gyamfi react to Caitlin Clark’s big win against Seattle Storm

A well-rested and fired-up Caitlin Clark put on a spectacular show as she led Indiana Fever to their second straight win after the break. After defeating the Olympic champions-led Phoenix Mercury on Friday, the Fever took on Seattle Storm on Sunday and won 92-75.

Caitlin Clark finished with 23 points, five rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. She made 9-of-19 shots from the floor and 3-of-10 from the 3-point range. After the dub, the former Iowa Hawkeyes guard took to Instagram to share some snaps from the games and wrote:

"Fev Show Is Back❤️‍🔥"

A couple of Clark's former Iowa teammates, Jada Gyamfi and Gabbie Marshall, reacted to the win in the comments.

"back n better than everrrr, always proud of you 22 ❤️," Marshall commented.

"So back baby," Gyamfi wrote.

Gabbie Marshall and Jada Gyamfi's reactions to Caitlin Clark (Credits: Instagram/@caitlinclark22)

Caitlin Clark spent four historic seasons with the Hawkeyes when she led them to back-to-back national championship games. She became the NCAA D-I all-time leading scorer and averaged 28.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.5 steals. She was picked No. 1 by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft.

Marshall was Clark's teammate throughout all four years at Iowa. Meanwhile, Gyamfi got to be teammates with Clark in her last two college seasons.

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Caitlin Clark continues to break more records in the WNBA

Just as she was set to play the game against Seattle, Clark was set to break another WNBA rookie record. With 223 assists, the guard was set to surpass Ticha Penicheiro's assists record (224) from her rookie season with the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs in 1998.

After getting nine assists on Sunday, Clark now holds the record for most assists by a rookie, totaling 232. The former Monarchs point guard registered her record in 30 games while Clark broke it in 28 games.

Speaking to the media after the win, the guard was asked about the record and the comparisons with Penicheiro. She said (via ESPN):

"If you watch her highlights, she was definitely a better passer than me. She had way more flair to her game. She would spin around and make these crazy passes. I kind of just run in transition and chuck it up there and hope for the best."

"If you'd told me I was going to lead the league in assists coming in here in my rookie season, I probably would have told you that you were lying. But I take a lot of pride in that. I want to set my teammates up first and foremost, because that's going to help you have the most successful team."

Clark is also on pace to break the WNBA single-season assists record (316) which Alyssa Thomas set in 2023.

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