{"id":93800,"date":"2025-08-25T04:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/93800\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T04:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:06:11","slug":"rugby-soccer-and-basketball-womens-sports-records-fall-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/93800\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby, soccer, and basketball women\u2019s sports records fall over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GIST: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesummeriturnedpretty\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/a>, meet the summer women\u2019s sports continued to thrive. Whether you\u2019re Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah, everyone can enjoy this round-up of historic women\u2019s sports moments from over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc9 Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup opener draws its biggest crowd: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNq6HMrN5w-\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">record-breaking 42,723 fans<\/a> took in Friday\u2019s tournament opener between England and the U.S., which host nation England won 69\u20137. And it\u2019s (literally) just the beginning for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNq8Q3mQigK\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">sport on the rise<\/a> as group stage action continues next weekend with more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportresolutions.com\/news\/womens-rugby-world-cup-final-record-attendance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">records expected to fall<\/a> throughout the tourney.<\/p>\n<p>\u26bd More than 40K fans pack Oracle Park for NWSL\u2019s Bay FC: Count \u2019em \u2014 40,091 fans filled San Francisco\u2019s MLB stadium to see Bay FC fall 3\u20132 to the Washington Spirit on Saturday, not only setting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/bay-fc-expected-to-shatter-nwsl-attendance-record-at-oracle-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">new NWSL attendance record<\/a> but making it the most-attended women\u2019s pro sports league event in the U.S. Next on the list? Perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6572028\/2025\/08\/24\/bay-fc-record-crowd-oracle-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">filling NFL stadiums<\/a>. Sky\u2019s the limit.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/glossary\/basketball\/#triple-double\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Triple-double<\/a> queen Alyssa Thomas ties her own single-season record: The WNBA&#8217;s all-time triple-double leader has done it again, notching her <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/wnba\/article\/alyssa-thomas-sets-single-game-mercury-assist-record-collects-another-triple-double-in-win-over-valkyries-152830403.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">sixth of the season<\/a> with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 16 assists in her Phoenix Mercury\u2019s 81\u201372 Friday win over the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n<p>Then just 24 hours later, 2012 MVP Tina Charles made history of her own with the Connecticut Sun, recording her 200th career <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/glossary\/basketball\/#double-double\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">double-double<\/a> to become the first W player ever to reach the milestone. Buckets on buckets.<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The GIST: The Summer I Turned Pretty, meet the summer women\u2019s sports continued to thrive. 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