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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25

Angel Reese Shatters WNBA Rebounding Marks With 26 Boards as Dream Beat Sparks 78-71

Updated

Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25

Angel Reese Shatters WNBA Rebounding Marks With 26 Boards as Dream Beat Sparks 78-71

Q: After shattering two historic WNBA rebounding records in one night, what unprecedented milestone will Angel Reese conquer next this season?

The most immediate milestone in front of Angel Reese is the WNBA single-season double-double record. After posting her 27th double-double in the win over Los Angeles, Reese moved to within one of Alyssa Thomas’ league record of 28, set in 2023. With six regular-season games still remaining, she is in strong position not only to tie it, but to break it outright. That would add a third major season record to a year already defined by historic rebounding. Reese’s 26 rebounds against the Sparks set a new WNBA single-game mark, and her 458 rebounds pushed her past A’ja Wilson’s single-season record. Her continued pace also keeps another unprecedented target in play: becoming the first player in WNBA history to reach 500 rebounds in a season. Given her league-leading 12.4 rebounds per game and her consistency as a double-double producer, both benchmarks are realistic. But the next likely record to fall is the single-season double-double mark, which she now trails by just one. In short, Reese’s next conquest this season is likely to be breaking Alyssa Thomas’ single-season double-double record, with the 500-rebound barrier also looming as a potential historic first.

3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25

26 rebounds carried Angel Reese past Chamique Holdsclaw’s 24-game record and pushed her season total to 458 in Atlanta’s 78-71 win over Los Angeles.
11 points gave Reese her WNBA-leading 27th double-double, while Atlanta used 9-2 runs to open both the third and fourth quarters after trailing 37-36 at halftime.
20 points from Allisha Gray and 18 from Rhyne Howard backed the Dream, who won their fourth straight road game and improved to 25-13.
27 points and 16 rebounds from Nneka Ogwumike were not enough for the Sparks, who fell to 13-25 and have lost nine straight meetings with Atlanta.
Six games still remain in the regular season, leaving Reese room to extend a season rebounding record she broke by topping A’ja Wilson’s 451 from 2024.