Cheryl Reeve is officially sitting alone at the top of the WNBA record book. The Minnesota Lynx head coach became the league’s all-time leader in regular-season victories Wednesday night when the Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 86-80 in Uncasville. The win was No. 380 for Reeve, nudging her past a long-running league mark and putting a very public chase to bed on the road.
How the milestone unfolded
Kayla McBride poured in 23 points and the Lynx did their best work late, pulling away in the fourth quarter to close out Connecticut. Natasha Howard added a workmanlike 12-point, 10-rebound double-double, helping Minnesota control enough key possessions down the stretch.
The official box score on WNBA.com locks in the 86-80 final and logs the night as Reeve’s 380th regular-season victory, the one that finally pushed her past the old mark.
A record years in the making
Reeve’s 380th regular-season win moves her past Mike Thibault’s long-standing record and adds another line to a resume that already includes four WNBA championships and multiple coach-of-the-year awards. Local reporting has framed the moment as the latest chapter in a run that helped transform the Lynx into one of the league’s standard-bearers.
That coverage also noted that Reeve had drawn even with the record the previous Sunday, then slipped past it with Wednesday’s result, as detailed by the Star Tribune.
Reaction from Reeve and the team
“I am so glad this is over,” Reeve said after the game, making a point to credit the coaches and players who stacked up those wins alongside her. The mood around the locker room, though, stayed businesslike. Players largely sidestepped the history talk and zeroed in on defense, execution, and what is waiting for them on the schedule.
The postgame scene, from Reeve’s relief to her team’s quick pivot back to X’s and O’s, was captured in local video coverage on FOX 9 and reported by The Washington Post.
What’s next for the Lynx
With the record now out of the way, Minnesota heads home for a multi-game homestand and a chance to turn one milestone night into a real second-half surge. The league’s game report notes that the win nudged the Lynx further into the WNBA’s top tier and sets up a compelling stretch run for a group already locked in on postseason positioning. Full game details are available on WNBA.com.
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