who scored the most points in a season opener

Kelsey Plum has the most points in a season opener, with 37 points versus the Valkyries on May 16.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	37	5/16/2025	LAS	@	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
2	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	34	5/16/2025	MIN	@	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
3	Candace Parker C. Parker	34	5/15/2016	LAS	vs	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
4	Maya Moore M. Moore	34	5/16/2014	MIN	@	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
5	Candace Parker C. Parker	34	5/17/2008	LAS	@	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
6	Katie Smith K. Smith	34	5/31/2000	MIN	vs	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
7	Tina Charles T. Charles	32	5/24/2019	NYL	vs	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
8	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	32	5/17/2008	PHX	vs	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
9	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	31	5/17/2025	LVA	@	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
10	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	31	5/25/2019	PHX	@	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
11	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	31	6/5/2015	CHI	vs	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
12	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	31	6/4/2011	PHX	@	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
13	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	31	5/20/2004	SEA	vs	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
14	Katie Smith K. Smith	31	5/31/2001	MIN	@	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
15	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	30	5/14/2024	LVA	vs	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
16	Betnijah Laney-Hamilton B. Laney-Hamilton	30	5/14/2021	NYL	vs	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
17	Monique Billings M. Billings	30	7/26/2020	ATL	vs	DAL	32	13	2	1	2	10	14	71.4	0	0		10	12	83.3	77.8	2	11	3	3	+21
18	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	29	5/31/2000	WAS	vs	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
19	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	28	5/15/2021	SEA	vs	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
20	Erin Thorn E. Thorn	28	5/20/2007	NYL	vs	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
21	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	28	6/13/1998	HOU	vs	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
22	Satou Sabally S. Sabally	27	5/17/2025	PHX	vs	SEA	26	6	1	1	2	9	17	52.9	3	9	33.3	6	7	85.7	67.2	0	6	2	3	+19
23	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	27	5/20/2023	DAL	vs	ATL	39	4	1	3	0	9	25	36.0	4	14	28.6	5	5	100.0	49.6	0	4	5	3	+7
24	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	27	5/25/2019	MIN	vs	CHI	33	6	0	2	3	8	10	80.0	3	4	75.0	8	11	72.7	91.0	1	5	2	2	+28
25	Maya Moore M. Moore	27	5/14/2016	MIN	vs	PHX	32	3	10	0	0	10	18	55.6	2	6	33.3	5	5	100.0	66.8	0	3	2	4	+20