She’s back for the season! Today the Seattle Storm announced that Alysha Clark has resigned with the team. The veteran forward said today on her Twitter page, “I can’t tell you how thankful I am! Man, what a journey.” Fans are raving online via social media about how excited they are to see her return, dubbing her an all-star for life. The Seattle Storm Twitter and Facebook accounts especially celebrated the news with photos announcing Clark’s return.

Strom president and General Manager Alisha Valavanis was very excited to report the news, saying that bringing her back to the team once again was always a big priority during Storm negotiations. She said that not only is Clark a fantastic role model in the Seattle community, but that she is also a fan favorite that always brings people out to the games. She expects that Clark will be a leader on the team again.

It’s no exaggeration, either. Clark’s fans already know that she is a WNBA star, leading the entire league in effective field goal percentage, 2-point field goal percentages, and true field goal percentage. She is fourth in the league in field goal percentage, too. And even though she only started twice in the 2015 season, she scored so many career highs and played over 20 minutes in 26 games, making her an extremely impressive force to reckon with.

Storm head coach Jenny Boucek sums it up well when she says, “Alysha has become one of the most efficient and versatile players in the league.” In addition to these incredible stats and records, Boucek says that Clark is also a strong player on the tea because she has been able to master many skills that just aren’t covered on a score sheet but lead to being a successful team, like work ethic and team-first mentality. Boucek went on to praise Clark’s toughness as well as her basketball knowledge to make her such an asset to have on the team.

Clark, born in Denver, Colorado on July 7, 1987, is 5’10 and weighs 167 pounds. She attended collage in Tennessee where she was named Player of the Year for all four years and has been a pro player for three years. She was actually signed on with San Antonio as a free agent before becoming a member of the Storm. The daughter of Kenneth and Jan Clark, she majored in electronic media journalism.

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