wnba most points in a single game by a rookie

Paige Bueckers and Cynthia Cooper are tied for the most points by a rookie in a game, with 44 points.

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NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
44
8/20/2025
@
36
4
3
1
0
17
21
81.0
4
4
100.0
6
6
100.0
93.1
0
4
3
3
+12
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
44
7/25/1997
@
34
6
3
1
0
14
21
66.7
7
9
77.8
9
9
100.0
88.1
1
5
1
4
+12
3Candace Parker
C. Parker
40
7/9/2008
vs
42
16
6
2
5
15
23
65.2
1
2
50.0
9
12
75.0
70.7
4
12
4
4
+12
4Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
39
7/22/2014
@
40
3
4
1
1
15
20
75.0
2
3
66.7
7
8
87.5
82.9
0
3
0
3
-2
5Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
39
8/11/1997
@
40
5
4
8
0
15
19
78.9
5
7
71.4
4
5
80.0
92.0
2
3
2
1
+10
6Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
38
6/28/2016
vs
34
6
3
3
0
12
16
75.0
3
4
75.0
11
13
84.6
87.5
0
6
4
3
+8
7Danielle Robinson
D. Robinson
36
9/11/2011
@
39
4
6
2
1
14
19
73.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
78.4
0
4
2
4
+12
8Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
35
6/11/2025
@
37
6
4
1
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
4
5
80.0
82.5
0
6
2
2
-12
9Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
35
9/15/2024
vs
36
2
8
3
0
10
22
45.5
6
14
42.9
9
9
100.0
67.4
0
2
5
1
+1
10Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
35
8/6/2020
vs
36
3
7
2
1
11
17
64.7
3
4
75.0
10
10
100.0
81.8
0
3
6
5
+9
11Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
35
8/29/2019
@
37
5
6
1
0
13
28
46.4
3
6
50.0
6
7
85.7
56.3
1
4
0
4
+2
12Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
35
8/14/2019
vs
39
6
0
1
0
12
21
57.1
3
5
60.0
8
9
88.9
70.1
1
5
6
5
+6
13A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
35
6/12/2018
@
40
13
2
0
3
16
24
66.7
0
0
3
6
50.0
65.7
3
10
0
1
+12
14Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
35
7/6/2006
@
38
7
2
2
0
12
19
63.2
4
6
66.7
7
7
100.0
79.3
3
4
0
3
+15
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
34
8/17/2018
@
38
7
0
1
4
15
20
75.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
75.1
1
6
1
4
-4
16A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
34
7/7/2018
vs
34
14
1
1
2
13
24
54.2
0
0
8
9
88.9
60.8
4
10
3
1
+10
17Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
34
6/2/2018
@
40
9
4
2
1
8
16
50.0
3
8
37.5
15
16
93.8
73.8
3
6
4
2
+10
18Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
34
8/20/2009
vs
29
7
4
3
1
12
18
66.7
0
2
0.0
10
17
58.8
66.7
3
4
2
5
+17
19Candace Parker
C. Parker
34
5/17/2008
@
39
12
8
2
1
12
19
63.2
2
2
100.0
8
16
50.0
65.3
2
10
2
3
+7
20Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
34
8/12/1997
vs
36
2
3
2
0
12
15
80.0
6
9
66.7
4
4
100.0
101.4
0
2
1
2
+9
21Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
34
8/8/1997
vs
37
4
5
3
0
11
18
61.1
5
9
55.6
7
8
87.5
79.0
1
3
1
1
+14
22Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
34
8/7/1997
vs
33
8
2
2
0
10
16
62.5
4
8
50.0
10
12
83.3
79.9
2
6
4
0
0
23Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
34
8/1/1997
@
38
3
5
2
0
9
19
47.4
5
9
55.6
11
12
91.7
70.0
2
1
3
2
+21
24Olivia Miles
O. Miles
33
7/13/2026
vs
31
3
8
0
0
10
16
62.5
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
82.7
0
3
5
5
+10
25Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
33
5/15/2022
@
32
3
2
3
0
9
18
50.0
3
8
37.5
12
17
70.6
64.8
2
1
3
2
0
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