The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) record for most points scored by an individual in her first game is 34 by Candace Parker (USA) playing for the Los Angeles Sparks (USA) against the Phoenix Mercury (USA) on 18 May 2008. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper (USA) of the Houston Comets (USA) in 1997.