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Arike Ogunbowale shines as Dallas Wings falls to seventh straight loss

 

Dallas Wings were handed their seventh straight defeat by the Las Vegas Aces. Arike Ogunbowale scored 26 points, and Paige Bueckers had her second strong game after missing four, scoring 16 points for the Wings (1-11). DiJonai Carrington added 15 points, and Luisa Geiselsoder had 13, but that wasn't enough.

 

Jackie Young scored 28 points, including 8-for-8 shooting on free throw in a game closing 17-2 run to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 88-84 win against the Dallas Wings 

 

Jewell Loyd added 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.3 seconds left, and Chelsea Gray had 13 for the Aces (5-4), who were without MVP A’ja Wilson. Wilson, who averages 20.9 points and 9.5 rebounds, was hit in the head on Wednesday and is in concussion protocol.

 

Elsewhere, the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 88-70. Rhyne Howard made a career-high nine 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 36 points, Howard broke the franchise record for 3-pointers in a game, topping Renee Montgomery's eight in 2018. While, Brittney Griner moved into second place on the WNBA career blocks list to lead the Atlanta Dreams to a victory.