Angel Reese scores first career triple-double in Sky's 76-66 over Sun

Angel Reese scored the first triple-double of her WNBA career in the Chicago Sky‘s 76-66 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

The second-year star tallied 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the victory, adding three steals and two blocks to her box score. She got the triple-double with her 10th assist on a jumper by Ariel Atkins with 2:46 remaining in the game.

“I was a passer and I could’ve been a passer all my career,” Reese said after the game. “Like I came out of high school as the No. 1 wing and I’m trying to get back to that. Trying to get back to being super-versatile. And [coach] Tyler [Marsh] made that emphasis early on in the season.”

“I think bigs have the best passes,” she added with a smile.

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Reese is the second player to notch a triple-double in the WNBA this season, joining rival Caitlin Clark. Clark compiled 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds against Reese and the Sky in the Indiana Fever’s 93-58 season-opening win.

During her rookie season, Reese set a WNBA record by getting a double-double in 13 consecutive games. That streak eventually extended to 15 games and included a rookie record of seven straight games with double figures in points and rebounds. Reese finished with 28 double-doubles last season, two short of the single-season record set by Alyssa Thomas in 2023 with the Sun.

The Sky forward was also involved in a scuffle with 6:22 left in the third quarter and the Sun leading 43-42. She objected to Connecticut’s Bria Hartley pulling her braid and striking her across the face while pursuing a rebound.

Reese immediately confronted Hartley and shoved Olivia Nelson-Ododa before Tina Charles stepped in. Hartley was whistled for a loose-ball foul, while Reese and Charles were issued technical fouls. For the remainder of the quarter, Chicago outscored Connecticut 17-11 and maintained a lead for the remainder of the game.

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“Obviously, that little scuffle that we had, she had to stick up for her teammate,” Reese said about Charles afterward. “She was like, ‘You know I gotta do that.'”

Hailey Van Lith led the Sky with 16 points, followed by Reese and Kia Nurse scoring 11. Atkins and Kamilla Cardoso each added 10 for Chicago, which improved its record to 3-7 for the season.

With 22 points, the Sun’s Marina Mabrey led all scorers. Charles added 19 points, followed by Jacy Sheldon‘s 12. Nelson-Ododa grabbed 10 rebounds for Connecticut, which dropped to 2-8 with the defeat.

The Sky return to the court on Tuesday, hosting the Washington Mystics. Up next for Connecticut is a visit to the Fever, also on Tuesday.