Dorka Juhász helped end a 28-year wait with a dominant double-double. The Minnesota Lynx forward scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Hungary beat Nigeria 71-67 on September 5 for its first FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup victory since 1998.
Juhász averages 3.8 points per game for Minnesota this season, but she led Hungary in both scoring and rebounding against Nigeria. Her performance led to quite the positive uproar from the WNBA world.
The 71-67 win over Nigeria marked Hungary's first FIBA Women's World Cup victory in almost three decades. The last time they won a game at the World Cup was in 1998 when they defeated China in the quarter-finals.
With Juhász at the helm of the nation's offense last night, women's basketball fans couldn't look away as they celebrated the historic win.
The official NBA page used a clapping emoji to celebrate her night: "Dorka Juhász (19p, 16r) and Hungary win their first FIBA Women's World Cup game in 28 years."
One women's basketball observer kept their message brief , writing, "Congratulations."
Meanwhile, another user commented , "Hungary fans can finally celebrate."
Another observer praised Juhász's performance , writing, "This is exactly how you move the ball."
One X user was a bit more assertive with their celebration as they took shots at Angel Reese , the WNBA's leading rebounder (12.4 RPG in 2026), to celebrate Juhász: "16 Reb, eat [expletive] Angel Reese."
Juhász made her mark early, recording 13 points and 11 rebounds in the first half alone. While she was excellent last night, she got quite a bit of help from her fellow frontcourt mate, Virag Takacs-Kiss.
Takacs-Kiss dropped 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, setting a World Cup record for the most combined rebounds by a duo in a game alongside Juhász's 16.
Before the World Cup, Juhász stressed her responsibility to lead Hungary in Berlin and expressed desire to help her team advance from the group stage, stating , "Everybody has been saying about 28 years, and I think now we are here, it's time to play."
She added, "As players, we do put a lot of pressure on ourselves, but the responsibility part is what I take as motivation and as fuel. I know I do need to be a leader, and I need to show up in every single game the same way."
If her play against 8th-ranked Nigeria was any indication of how seriously she's taking the onus of being a leader for Hungary (ranked 19), then the rest of Group B could have quite a handful to deal with.
Hungary next plays against South Korea on September 7 at 2:30 p.m. local time in Berlin.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network .
