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08/24 23:30 CDT Angel Reese breaks WNBA single-game and season rebounding
records as Dream beat Sparks 78-71
Angel Reese breaks WNBA single-game and season rebounding records as Dream beat
Sparks 78-71
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-game rebounding record
with 26 while also breaking the league's season record for rebounds as the
Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 78-71 on Monday night.
Reese surpassed Chamique Holdsclaw's record of 24 rebounds, set on May 23, 2003
for Washington.
The Dream star has 458 rebounds this season, seven more than A'ja Wilson's mark
set in 2024.
Reese finished with 11 points. She secured her WNBA-leading 27th double-double
of the season on a basket with 13.9 seconds left in the game.
The Dream have beaten the Sparks nine straight times.
Allisha Gray led Atlanta (25-13) with 20 points. Rhyne Howard added 18 points
to eclipse 3,000 for her career. Gray set an Atlanta record for field goals in
a season with 247.
Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles (13-25). Dearica
Hamby and Cameron Brink each scored 15 points.
Up next
Dream: Host Portland on Friday.
Sparks: Host Washington on Friday.
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