Caitlin Clark struggles in WNBA postseason debut as Indiana drops playoff opener to Connecticut

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark had a rough playoff debut, sporting a black eye after accidently getting poked in it early on.

The Indiana Fever's star rookie missed 10 of her first 11 shots before finishing with 11 points and eight assists in the team's 93-69 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

The AP's Rookie of the Year refused to use the early first quarter eye-poke as an excuse for her off-night.

“Got me pretty good in the eye; I don’t think it affected me,” she said. “I felt like I got good shots, they just didn’t go down. Tough time for that to happen. I thought I got some really good looks. Three pretty wide open 3s in the first half, you usually make.”