UTEP alum and El Paso native, Kayla Thornton, dropped a double-double in her WNBA All-Star Game debut Saturday night. Playing for Team Clark, the former Miner collected 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists while shooting 35.

Kayla Thornton's professional basketball journey has spanned more than a decade and taken her to eight countries (and one territory) to play for more than a dozen teams. It wasn't until last year that she was drafted for the first time.

Kayla Thornton, the expansion Valkyries’ only All-Star Game participant. had 15 points, a game-high 11 rebounds, five assists and a steal during her game-high 25 minutes for Team Clark.

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Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month as they were all chosen on Sunday as reserves for the game.

The Bay Area will be well represented in this weekend’s WNBA All-Star events including the 3-point contest, skills challenge and the game itself.