Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter made the case for Angel Reese to be named the WNBA Rookie of the Year on Friday night.
Angel Reese did it again. On Friday night, the WNBA rookie recorded her 12th straight double-double, leading the Chicago Sky to an 88-84 victory over the Seattle Storm. It was more evidence that the forward has made a strong case to be the league's Rookie of the Year, according to teammate Chennedy Carter.
Reese concluded Friday's game with 27 points and 10 rebounds, adding another double-double to her impresive streak. After the game, Carter was asked about the impact the LSU rookie has made for Chicago."Barbie's Rookie of the Year," Carter said. "There's no other way to put it. She goes out, she does her work every single night, no matter what team we're facing. I'm telling you, Barbie is Rookie of the Year.
Through the first 19 games of the season, Reese is averaging 13.9 points and 11.7 rebounds per contest. She's currently the only rookie averaging a double-double in the WNBA this season.honors for June after recording 10 consecutive double-doubles in the month. She finished the month averaging averaging 14.5 points, 13.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Reese will be in contention to win another Rookie of the Month award if she keeps posting double-doubles in July.
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