After a 2-9 start, Indiana made quick progress on those fronts. The Fever won seven more games than last season, breaking a seven-year playoff drought. They finished in the top half of league standings and were a trendy pick to upset Connecticut in the first round, or at least take a game from the Sun.

Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Connecticut Sun sweep Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever out of the playoffs with an 87-81 win Wednesday night.

A valiant comeback effort from Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever fell just short as the Connecticut Sun earned the two-game first-round playoff sweep

Connecticut may not have been the team that struck first, but the Sun recovered soon enough in a 87-81 win over the Fever.

WNBA Rookie of the Year's season is over after her team lost to the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday, Sept. 25 Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Caitlin Clark Caitlin Clark's rookie season is over following the Indiana Fever's first-round loss in the playoffs — and now the superstar is sharing her plans off the court.

Caitlin Clark’s rookie season in the WNBA is in the books -- and now she’s earned a well deserved break from basketball. “I’m gonna play some golf,” Clark said after her season ended with the Indiana Fever’s 87-81 loss to the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs.