August 11, 2025
The feat passed off 2 days after she celebrated her newest birthday
Las Vegas Aces basketball participant A’ja Wilson gave WNBA followers an amazing current when she grew to become the primary participant in WNBA historical past to have a 30-point, 20-rebound double-double.
Wilson, who celebrated her birthday Aug. 8, gave a present to herself in addition to her followers when she scored 32 factors, grabbed 20 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists in a 96-84 victory over the struggling Connecticut Solar. Nobody within the historical past of the ladies’s league has ever scored 30 factors and grabbed 20 rebounds in a single recreation, and it was becoming for the longer term WNBA Corridor of Famer to take action in entrance of the workforce’s residence followers on the Michelob ULTRA Area.
The Solar, whose win-loss file is 5-25, was the fourth workforce to lose to the Aces throughout their current four-game win streak. The Aces have improved their file to 18-14 with the win. Wilson had assist from Jackie Younger, who had 21 factors and 6 assists, Jewell Loyd, who scored 12, and Dana Evans, who poured in 10 factors coming off the bench.
Wilson has tied the Suns’ Tina Charles for essentially the most 30-point, 15-rebound video games with every totaling six video games apiece. After having 30 video games with 30 or extra factors, she is now tied for third place with New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart for essentially the most 30-point video games in WNBA historical past. Subsequent on the record is former WNBA participant Angel McCoughtry, who had 32 video games. On the similar time, the all-time chief on this class is former Phoenix Mercury participant, Diana Taurasi, who retired with scoring 30 or extra factors in 54 video games.
The feat passed off after Wilson’s alma mater, South Carolina, introduced that she could be inducted into the College of South Carolina Athletics Corridor of Fame later this 12 months. The ceremony will happen on Oct. 23, and she or he, together with 5 different honorees, can be celebrated throughout South Carolina’s soccer recreation towards Alabama two days later, on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The Aces will attempt to lengthen their successful streak after they host the Liberty (20-11) Aug. 13, at residence, at 6:30 p.m. PT.
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