{"id":169383,"date":"2025-08-23T14:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169383\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:52:10","slug":"central-pa-native-alyssa-thomas-secures-6th-triple-double-of-the-wnba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169383\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Pa. native Alyssa Thomas secures 6th triple-double of the WNBA season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TSD5UYWA7NCQJLB3R3U7EROBJE\">PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Pennsylvania native Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high-tying 16 assists for her 17th career triple-double, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/sports\/2025\/01\/former-central-dauphin-star-alyssa-thomas-traded-to-new-wnba-team.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/sports\/2025\/01\/former-central-dauphin-star-alyssa-thomas-traded-to-new-wnba-team.html\">the Phoenix Mercury<\/a> beat the Golden State Valkyries 81-72 on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alyssa Thomas\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OZWTFIQYPNDBHGYKKE7HWXX3J4.jpg\" \/>Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas in a game vs. the Indiana Fever in July. (AP Photo\/Michael Conroy, 2025)AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"H4FFNRCC2ZH2HFTWMC3ADH3FYY\">Thomas, a former Central Dauphin High School basketball star, secured her sixth triple-double of the season on a rebound with 8:59 remaining in the fourth quarter, and she assisted on Monique Akoa Makani\u2019s 3-pointer at the other end for a 71-56 lead. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/highschoolsports\/2025\/08\/alyssa-thomas-makes-wnba-history-vs-caitlin-clark-less-indiana-fever.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/highschoolsports\/2025\/08\/alyssa-thomas-makes-wnba-history-vs-caitlin-clark-less-indiana-fever.html\">Thomas tied her 2023 record<\/a> for the most triple-doubles by a <a href=\"https:\/\/wnba.com\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/wnba.com\/schedule\">WNBA<\/a> player during a single season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FCGFZCEHJRBU3LSDY4ENGDQSZE\">Akoa Makani had a team-high 18 points with four 3-pointers for Phoenix (22-14). DeWanna Bonner also made four of the Mercury\u2019s 14 3s and scored 14 points. The Mercury were coming off an 83-61 loss at Las Vegas on Thursday \u2014 its lowest scoring game of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MGH5X3POR5CRLLTFAORTH3RVWI\">Janelle Salaun led Golden State (18-18) with 15 points and Veronica Burton had 11 points and eight assists. Tiffany Hayes had a violent collision with Kahleah Copper with 7:17 left in the third quarter and did not return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OLMZJHHJVRFNHASRMN65R4A7EM\">Salaun scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first half, but the rest of her Golden State teammates combined to go 6 for 26 to trail 41-31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"M252H4SO2JAPHLN3VTRLWWIG34\">Thomas made a shot in the lane to cap a 9-1 run for a 64-50 lead with 1:33 left in the third. Thomas found Bonner alone in the corner for a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in the frame for a 67-54 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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