One vote for Angel Reese prevented Caitlin Clark from winning a unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year win

The numbers are in and by a near-unanimous vote, Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark wins the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. He loses that perfect voice to his nemesis, Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese.

The WNBA announced the Guardian Fever received 66 votes from a panel of 67 journalists and sports broadcasters. The only vote that did not go to Clark was for Reese. This is the second 12 months in a row that newcomer Fever has won the award. Aliyah Boston won the honor last season.

Although Reese had an incredible season, breaking several records along the way, her season ended early when she suffered a wrist injury, which led to surgery. The battle between Reese and Clark made for an exciting season in the league, generating interest in the WNBA that had never been seen before each women entered the league this 12 months.

Clark did something Reese couldn’t do: she led her team to the playoffs. The Fever lost the opening series to the Connecticut Sun. Clark helped her team increase their win total this season to 20-20 after the Fever went 13-27 last 12 months. The Fever qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Reese’s team didn’t qualify for the playoffs and finished the season with a 13-27 record, third-worst in the league.

According to Clark averaged 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.3 steals in his first season in the WNBA. Meanwhile, Reese averaged 13.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 34 games. appeared IN.

With 3,337 assists, Clark set a WNBA single-season record. She also had two other single-season WNBA rookie records with 769 points and 122 three-pointers made. Clark led the league in three-pointers made.

Clark will receive a $5,150 award and a trophy commemorating the honor.