Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers and WNBA
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The backcourt duo of rookie Paige Bueckers and veteran Arike Ogunbowale combined for 40 points as the Wings shot 46% from the floor and soared to a 27-point halftime lead. With the win, Dallas is one victory away from matching its total from 2024, when the team finished 9-31.
Rookie Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale put up a game-high 20 points apiece, with Ogunbowale also dishing out a career-high and franchise record-tying 14 assists. The Wings made just one field goal in the final quarter but were able to stave off a Breanna Stewart-less Liberty side to notch their eighth win on the year.
The Rookie of the Year frontrunner held onto her most consistent streak as the Dallas Wings achieved a wire-to-wire win over the New York Liberty on Monday night.
Dallas guard Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, won’t play when the Wings host the Las Vegas Aces. Dallas listed Bueckers out because of “rest.”
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