Olivia Miles was already off to a prolific start to her professional career, scoring double digits in each of her nine games to lead the Minnesota Lynx to the top of the WNBA standings. Now, this year’s No. 2 pick in the WNBA Draft is part of history with a WNBA rookie single-game record eight 3-pointers in Minnesota’s 87-84 win over the Golden State Valkyries.Miles finished Thursday’s game with a career-high 28 points to go along with seven assists, three blocks and only one turnover. The Lynx were a team-high plus-14 in her minutes. Minnesota moves to 2-0 in Commissioner’s Cup play as the Lynx attempt to return to the Cup final for the third consecutive season.
Now has the WNBA rookie record with 8, one off the league’s single-game record regardless of experience (9).
Miles is the only player in WNBA history to record 8+ made threes, 7+ assists, and 3+ blocks in a game.
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— Across the Timeline (@acrossthetimeline.com) June 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM“She went crazy,” Lynx guard Courtney Williams said on the broadcast after the victory. “She carried us in that first half. I don’t know why they kept going under, but I told her, ‘They wanna keep going under, make ’em pay,’ and that’s exactly what she did.”
