INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 32 points in her return from a five-game absence, and the Indiana Fever handed the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty their first loss of the season, 102-88, on Saturday.

There was no better way for Caitlin Clark to announce her return from injury than by turning in an awe-inspiring performance against the defending champions, the New York Liberty. Well, that's exactly what she did on Saturday night as the former Iowa superstar led the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 statement win to hand Sabrina Ionescu and Co.

The New York Liberty entered Gainbridge Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon determined to keep its record perfect. However, Caitlin Clark led her Indiana Fever squad to dethrone the final undefeated team in the WNBA,