After the game, Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello got brutally honest about how her team responded to Clark's hot shooting night. According to the New York shot-caller, it was her squad's ineffectiveness on the defensive end that ultimately led to their first loss of the season.

Liberty Coach Makes Strong Caitlin Clark Statement Before Fever Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever have a giant to knock down in Caitlin Clark's return game.

After missing five games due to a quad strain, Caitlin Clark returned to action on Saturday afternoon, and helped the Indiana Fever hand the reigning champion New York Liberty their first loss of the season in front of a raucous crowd inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.