Angel Reese records first triple-double of career as Chicago tops Connecticut
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese recorded the first triple-double of her career in Chicago's 78-66 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
Reese finished the victory with 11 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists, as the Sky overcame an early 8-0 deficit to pick up just their third win of the season. When Reese recorded her 10th assist with 2:46 remaining in the fourth quarter, she put both of her hands up as she ran back down the floor to celebrate the feat.
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Reese has 30 double-doubles in her career, but she had never previously had more than five assists in a game. Reese, a 2024 All-Star, had assists to six different players.
Not only was it Reese's first career triple-double, but it was only the second triple-double of the 2025 WNBA season. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark recorded a triple-double in Indiana's season-opener against Chicago.
It was also the first triple-double for a Chicago Sky player since 2023.
Reese and the Sky snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday, picking up their first win since veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot sustained an ACL tear on June 6. After scoring in double figures only four times in her first six games, Reese has scored at least 10 points in each of Chicago's last three games.
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Reese entered Sunday's game averaging 10.3 points and a league-leading 11.8 rebounds, though both are slightly down from her All-Star rookie season.
Rookie guard Hailey Van Lith also recorded the best game of her first WNBA season in the win. Van Lith, the No. 11 pick in April's draft, scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 25 minutes of action.
Sunday's victory was also Chicago's first in Commissioner's Cup play. The Sky will finish their five-game Commissioner's Cup schedule Tuesday against the Washington Mystics.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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