what is the most points scored in wnba opening night

Kelsey Plum dropped 37 points versus the Valkyries on May 16, 2025.

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What is the most points by a player scored in wnba last opening night?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
37
5/16/2025
LAS LAS
@
GSV GSV
40
2
6
5
0
11
19
57.9
4
6
66.7
11
11
100.0
77.6
0
2
2
2
+17
2Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
34
5/16/2025
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
32
4
4
0
0
12
21
57.1
2
3
66.7
8
8
100.0
69.3
1
3
2
4
+28
3Candace Parker
C. Parker
34
5/15/2016
LAS LAS
vs
SEA SEA
32
5
4
3
0
12
20
60.0
3
6
50.0
7
10
70.0
69.7
0
5
2
2
+21
4Maya Moore
M. Moore
34
5/16/2014
MIN MIN
@
WAS WAS
36
9
3
1
1
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
9
11
81.8
65.8
4
5
1
3
+18
5Candace Parker
C. Parker
34
5/17/2008
LAS LAS
@
PHX PHX
39
12
8
2
1
12
19
63.2
2
2
100.0
8
16
50.0
65.3
2
10
2
3
+7
6Katie Smith
K. Smith
34
5/31/2000
MIN MIN
vs
CLE CLE
37
7
1
2
0
9
16
56.3
6
7
85.7
10
14
71.4
76.7
1
6
5
2
+11
7Tina Charles
T. Charles
32
5/24/2019
NYL NYL
vs
IND IND
32
12
2
1
0
11
23
47.8
0
1
0.0
10
10
100.0
58.4
4
8
4
2
+5
8Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
32
5/17/2008
PHX PHX
vs
LAS LAS
29
3
7
0
0
11
27
40.7
4
8
50.0
6
9
66.7
51.7
2
1
0
1
+9
9Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
31
5/8/2026
NYL NYL
vs
CON CON
28
10
2
1
3
10
17
58.8
0
4
0.0
11
12
91.7
69.6
1
9
4
3
+21
10A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
31
5/17/2025
LVA LVA
@
NYL NYL
36
16
3
2
1
11
22
50.0
1
3
33.3
8
8
100.0
60.7
2
14
4
2
-7
11DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
31
5/25/2019
PHX PHX
@
SEA SEA
37
8
4
2
0
10
23
43.5
3
8
37.5
8
8
100.0
58.4
0
8
0
4
-2
12Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
31
6/5/2015
CHI CHI
vs
IND IND
33
8
1
3
4
11
20
55.0
0
3
0.0
9
10
90.0
63.5
3
5
1
3
+26
13Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
31
6/4/2011
PHX PHX
@
SEA SEA
31
1
1
2
1
11
20
55.0
4
5
80.0
5
5
100.0
69.8
0
1
5
5
+5
14Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
31
5/20/2004
SEA SEA
vs
MIN MIN
35
5
1
1
2
11
16
68.8
2
3
66.7
7
8
87.5
79.4
0
5
0
2
+6
15Katie Smith
K. Smith
31
5/31/2001
MIN MIN
@
POR POR
36
2
1
0
0
11
19
57.9
5
6
83.3
4
6
66.7
71.6
0
2
3
1
+18
16Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
30
5/9/2026
IND IND
vs
DAL DAL
33
3
4
0
0
11
22
50.0
2
9
22.2
6
7
85.7
59.8
3
0
2
4
-5
17A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
30
5/14/2024
LVA LVA
vs
PHX PHX
35
13
5
1
3
10
22
45.5
0
2
0.0
10
11
90.9
55.9
3
10
1
2
+9
18Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
B. Laney-Hamilton
30
5/14/2021
NYL NYL
vs
IND IND
38
5
2
0
0
11
18
61.1
4
5
80.0
4
6
66.7
72.7
0
5
2
3
+9
19Monique Billings
M. Billings
30
7/26/2020
ATL ATL
vs
DAL DAL
32
13
2
1
2
10
14
71.4
0
0
10
12
83.3
77.8
2
11
3
3
+21
20Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
29
5/31/2000
WAS WAS
vs
ORL ORL
35
12
4
3
1
12
18
66.7
1
1
100.0
4
5
80.0
71.8
2
10
4
1
+21
21Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
28
5/15/2021
SEA SEA
vs
LVA LVA
36
13
1
0
1
9
19
47.4
3
8
37.5
7
8
87.5
62.2
1
12
1
1
+11
22Erin Thorn
E. Thorn
28
5/20/2007
NYL NYL
vs
CHI CHI
38
4
4
1
0
8
15
53.3
7
10
70.0
5
6
83.3
79.4
1
3
4
1
+13
23Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
28
6/13/1998
HOU HOU
vs
NYL NYL
27
5
1
4
0
10
15
66.7
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
77.4
2
3
2
1
+15
24Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
27
5/10/2026
LAS LAS
vs
LVA LVA
35
4
2
0
0
10
18
55.6
4
8
50.0
3
4
75.0
68.3
1
3
3
3
-25
25Marina Mabrey
M. Mabrey
27
5/8/2026
TOR TOR
vs
WAS WAS
30
7
2
1
0
6
18
33.3
3
9
33.3
12
14
85.7
55.9
0
7
4
3
-7
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More Sparks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.8

Plum

Kelsey Plum

RPG

7.3

Hamby

Dearica Hamby

APG

5.5

Plum

Kelsey Plum
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.1

6th

DRTG

122.2

15th

NETRTG

-13.1

14th

3P%

30.0

12th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Mercury Mercury
2
2
.500
1.5
5
Wings Wings
1
2
.333
2.0
6
Fire Fire
1
2
.333
2.0
7
Sparks Sparks
1
3
.250
2.5
8
Storm Storm
1
3
.250
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/21
LAS LAS
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Sat
5/23
LAS LAS
@
LVA LVA
8:00 PM
Fri
5/29
LAS LAS
@
WAS WAS
7:30 PM
Sat
5/30
LAS LAS
@
CON CON
6:00 PM
Tue
6/2
LVA LVA
@
LAS LAS
10:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Tempo

2 - 2

106

Final

96

LAS Sparks

1 - 3

Sun 17 May 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.8

Plum

Kelsey Plum

25.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

25.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
RPG Leaders

13.7

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

12.7

Reese

Angel Reese

10.8

Morrow

Aneesah Morrow
APG Leaders

9.0

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.5

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

7.3

Burton

Veronica Burton
SPG Leaders

3.3

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.8

Sykes

Brittney Sykes

2.3

Johannes

Marine Johannes
BPG Leaders

2.7

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

2.3

Engstler

Emily Engstler

2.3

Mack

Natasha Mack
3PM Leaders

3.8

Johannes

Marine Johannes

3.3

Carleton

Bridget Carleton

3.3

Salaün

Janelle Salaün
TS% Leaders

85.7

Vanloo

Julie Vanloo

80.4

Nogic

Jovana Nogic

77.0

Gardner

Rebekah Gardner

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Liberty

119.4

Tempo

110.5

Valkyries

110.2

Fever

109.6

Mercury

109.2

Sparks

109.1
DRtg Rankings
Sky

98.4

Dream

99.2

Aces

100.1

Valkyries

100.9

Mystics

101.8

Mercury

102.7
NetRtg Rankings
Liberty

15.5

Valkyries

9.3

Aces

7.3

Mercury

6.5

Sky

6.2

Tempo

5.0
Tank Leaderboard
Sun

0-4

Storm

1-3

Sparks

1-3

Fire

1-2

Wings

1-2

Tempo

2-2

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

205.6

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

179

Clark

Caitlin Clark

178.7

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
DraftKings Points Leaders

204

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

191

Clark

Caitlin Clark

177.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
USG% Leaders

34.8

Clark

Caitlin Clark

33.6

Sykes

Brittney Sykes

32.1

Wilson

A'ja Wilson
MPG Leaders

37.5

Howard

Rhyne Howard

36.0

Citron

Sonia Citron

35.3

Plum

Kelsey Plum
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.49

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.46

Clark

Caitlin Clark

1.44

Okot

Madina Okot
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Clark

Caitlin Clark

1.50

Okot

Madina Okot

1.48

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Aces Aces
4
1
.800
2
Liberty Liberty
3
1
.750
0.5
3
Sky Sky
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Mystics Mystics
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Valkyries Valkyries
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Dream Dream
2
1
.667
1.0
7
Mercury Mercury
2
2
.500
1.5
8
Lynx Lynx
2
2
.500
1.5
9
Tempo Tempo
2
2
.500
1.5
10
Fever Fever
2
2
.500
1.5
11
Wings Wings
1
2
.333
2.0
12
Fire Fire
1
2
.333
2.0
13
Sparks Sparks
1
3
.250
2.5
14
Storm Storm
1
3
.250
2.5
15
Sun Sun
0
4
.000
3.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
5/8
WAS WAS
@
TOR TOR
68-65
Fri
5/8
CON CON
@
NYL NYL
75-106
Fri
5/8
GSV GSV
@
SEA SEA
91-80
Sat
5/9
DAL DAL
@
IND IND
107-104
Sat
5/9
PHX PHX
@
LVA LVA
99-66

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/18
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Mon
5/18
CON CON
@
PDX PDX
10:00 PM
Tue
5/19
TOR TOR
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Wed
5/20
PDX PDX
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
5/20
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
9:00 PM