{
  "id": 1387645,
  "title": "Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese matchup history: How Fever and Dream stars have fared in college and WNBA games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/caitlin-clark-vs-angel-reese-matchup-history-how-fever-and-dream",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/caitlin-clark-vs-angel-reese-160101645.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, both members of the 2023 WNBA draft class, have faced off numerous times in games spanning college and professional levels. Their collegiate rivalry began in 2021 when Reese, then at Maryland, defeated Clark, now at Iowa, in a freshman matchup. The trend continued, with Wisconsin winning the first four encounters. However, Clark broke the streak with a 41-point performance for Iowa in the 2024 Elite Eight against LSU. In the WNBA, Clark's Fever have taken three of the four head-to-head meetings, while Reese's Dream have claimed four. The two stars have been locked in a tight battle, with scores often decided by a single point. Their rivalry has seen them confront each other 13 times in six years, with almost half of these encounters occurring within a five-month span during the 2024 season.",
  "summary": "Here is a breakdown of every head-to-head matchup between the WNBA rivals.",
  "key_points": [
    "Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have faced each other 13 times in college and WNBA games.",
    "Clark broke a four-game losing streak for Iowa in the 2024 Elite Eight.",
    "Clark's Fever leads the head-to-head record with three wins to Reese's Dream four."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "‘Beautiful,’ ‘Step-Back Assassin’ — WNBA Fans Hyped As Caitlin Clark Hits 3-Pointer Over Angel Reese in Fever-Dream Clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/beautiful-step-back-assassin-wnba-fans-hyped-as-caitlin-clark-hits-3",
        "published": "2026-08-17T01:31:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}