Angel Reese didn’t waste any time snatching her spot back in the WNBA record books on Thursday night! The Atlanta Dream’s powerhouse forward, who needed just two offensive rebounds to set a new single-season league record, grabbed that historic board with 2:04 left in the second quarter. She snatched an Atlanta miss, marking her second offensive rebound of the game and a mind-blowing 173rd for the season. That number blew past her own previous record of 172, which she set as a rookie with the Chicago Sky in 2024. The Dream’s official X account was quick to celebrate, yelling “The Most Offensive Rebounds in a single season IN WNBA HISTORY!” for their first-year star. It took Reese 34 games to hit 172 boards in her rookie campaign, and she matched that total through 34 games with Atlanta this season before owning the record outright against Los Angeles.
Reese Continues Rebounding History
Before Reese even stepped foot in the WNBA, that single-season offensive rebounding record had been sitting there, untouched, for over two decades. Hall of Famer Yolanda Griffith set the bar high with 162 offensive rebounds for the Sacramento Monarchs way back in 2001. Griffith also put up monster numbers with 148 in 2000 and 141 in 1999, proving she was one of the league’s most dominant players down low. But Reese, my friends, she blew past Griffith’s long-standing record in her *rookie year*, and now she’s gone and broken her own mark just two years later. This ability to create second possessions, to turn a missed shot into another chance for points, it’s just a rock-solid, dependable part of her game. Everyone knows it’s coming, but nobody can stop her from attacking the glass.
Atlanta’s Winning Vibe
This milestone isn’t just about Reese, either. It shines a spotlight on how fast she’s become a crucial piece of the Dream’s success. Atlanta rolled into Thursday’s game with a 22-13 record, fresh off a huge 97-82 victory over A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday. That win kicked off a four-game West Coast road trip and gave the Dream a prime chance to beef up their postseason position. When Reese made the move from Chicago to Atlanta, she landed alongside an experienced frontcourt that includes Brionna Jones, who herself is an elite offensive rebounder. Jones snagged 136 offensive boards last season, tying Courtney Paris for another top spot on the league’s single-season leaderboard. And get this: sharing the paint with Jones hasn’t slowed Reese down one bit. Nope, she’s still attacking the glass at a record-setting pace, all while contributing to a team that’s got legitimate postseason ambitions.
The Dream aren’t slowing down either! They continue their road trip Saturday against Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury. Reese already owns the WNBA’s top two single-season offensive rebounding totals. With plenty more games left on the schedule, the only real question is how far she can push this record before the season is out. You gotta love watching history get rewritten!
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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