Lexie Hull and the Indiana Fever, after a dramatic 90-86 win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday, looked to make it two in a row as Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty visited Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Fever entered Tuesday's game with a 20-12 record, tied with the Atlanta Dream for fourth place in the league standings.
Going into the game, Hull had recorded 499 rebounds during her five-year career with Indiana. And with 5:27 remaining in the first quarter, Hull grabbed an offensive rebound off of a missed Caitlin Clark 11-footer, before hitting a putback layup to extend the Indiana lead to 15-9.
This marked the first rebound of the game for the former Stanford Cardinal guard, along with the 500th rebound of her career, reaching that milestone in 167 games.
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Hull becomes the 15th player in Fever history to reach 500 rebounds and the 12th-fastest to achieve this feat. Joining her on the list are her Indiana teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston. But it was current Las Vegas Aces guard NaLyssa Smith, who achieved 500 rebounds the quickest for the Fever, doing so in 59 games.
The Fever took to social media during the Liberty game to congratulate Hull on her recent milestone.
"big Lex 💪 congrats to Lexie Hull on reaching 500 career rebounds ❤️🔥," the Indiana Fever wrote on X.
Fever fans also took notice of Hull's 500 rebounds, leaving their congrats on social media as well.
"HULL YEAH! That's my 10! Congratulations Lexie!" one fan said.
"Congrats, Lexie! That's an impressive milestone. Excited to see what you achieve next!" added another.
"Congratulations," wrote a third.
"Congratulations Lexie🎉🎉," posted a fourth.
"Big Lex doing big things 💪 500 rebounds and counting!" wrote a fifth.
"Congratulations to Lexie! 🥳🔥🔥," commented a sixth.
Hull and the Fever will face the Dallas Wings in their next game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
