Minnesota Lynx rookie guard Olivia Miles has all but secured the WNBA Rookie of the Year honor after sweeping Rookie of the Month this season. And her latest achievement is the cherry on top of her historic campaign.
The No. 2 overall pick of the 2026 WNBA Draft became the all-time rookie scoring leader in the Lynx's game against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, Sept, 20 surpassing Caitlin Clark's previous mark of 769 points across 40 games in 2024 after being drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever.
She made 1 of 2 free throws at the 9:31 mark of the second quarter after being fouled by Sun guard Ashlon Jackson.
Miles entered the matchup tied with of Clark's record. Miles will likely add to her rookie scoring record with two more games remaining
in the 44-game regular season, up from 40 in 2024 when Clark set her mark.
Miles already has a couple records previously held by Clark. Miles hit eight 3-pointers in the Lynx's 87-84 home victory over the Golden State Valkyries on June 4 to set a WNBA rookie record for 3-pointers in a game, surpassing the seven 3s Clark knocked down on June 7, 2024 vs. Washington Mystics. On July 11, Miles also became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 350 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in 21 games, one game quicker than Clark and former Charlotte Sting guard Andrea Stinson.
Miles, a 5-foot-10 guard out of TCU, has been sensational since joining Minnesota. Look no further than her 21-point, eight-assist WNBA debut on May 10, when she became only the fifth player in league history to post 20-plus points and five-plus assists in her first game. The WNBA All-Star leads all rookies in scoring (19.7 points per game), assists (6.0) and made field goals (7.0) this season, while ranking second in minutes (30.9) and total made 3-pointers (63).
And Miles hasn't slowed down. She also became the fastest player to reach 500 points and 150 assists in 26 games last month, breaking the previous records set by Paige Bueckers (28 games) and Clark (29 games).
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