Dream’s Clarendon records sixth triple-double in WNBA history

Layshia Clarendon scored 17 points for the Dream against the Chicago Sky.

Layshia Clarendon scored 17 points for the Dream against the Chicago Sky.

In the Atlanta Dream’s 99-91 overtime win over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night, guard Layshia Clarendon recorded a triple-double— the sixth triple-double in WNBA history.

Clarendon racked up 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against the Mercury.

Clarendon became the first player to record a triple-double in three years, almost to the day. The last WNBA player to record a triple-double was Seattle Storm’s Temeka Johnson with a 13-point, 10-rebound and 11-assist game against the New York Liberty on July 24, 2014.

The only other WNBA players to record a triple-double are Sheryl Swoopes (1999), Margo Dydek (2001), Lisa Leslie (2004) and Deanna Nolan (2005).

In her fifth season in the WNBA, Clarendon averages 3.9 rebounds and a career-high of 11.7 points and 6.9 assists per game.

Clarendon was one of three Dream players to play on the 2017 Eastern Conference WNBA All-Star Team on July 22 in Seattle.