MM 5.12: Alyssa Thomas records near triple-double in Phoenix Mercury’s defeat

Alyssa Thomas has been a triple-double machine across her 41 games with the Phoenix Mercury. The former Maryland women’s basketball forward set a new single-season WNBA record with eight triple-doubles in 2025.

While the Mercury suffered a 16-point loss on Sunday, Thomas was one rebound shy of her first triple-double of the season. She posted a game-high 19 points, 11 assists and nine boards, contributing to 46 of the team’s 79 points.

That performance came just 24 hours after Thomas’ 20-point, nine-assist outing led the Mercury to a comfortable 99-66 win.

Just two games into the season, Thomas is the league’s leader in assists and is top-20 in points and rebounds. Even without a triple-double to her name this year, Thomas appears poised to break her own record.

In other news

No. 3-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse took a five-goal first quarter lead and cruised to an 11-8 NCAA Tournament second round victory over Rutgers. Jude Wilkenfeld broke down the story.

Maryland baseball’s seven-game conference losing streak came to end with its 11-7 win over Rutgers on Sunday. Rachel Lawrence had the recap.

Keeley Block was selected as the Terp of the Week after posting a game-high four goals in Maryland women’s lacrosse’s victory.

Maryland baseball’s David Mendez, Ty Kaunas and Brayden Martin were ranked inside D1 Baseball’s top 50 positional rankings.