Allie Quigley to Seek Third WNBA MTN DEW 3-Point Contest Title
July 9, 2021 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release
CHICAGO - Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley has been selected to participate in the WNBA MTN DEW 3-Point Contest at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the league announced today. The event will take place live on ESPN on Wednesday, July 14, during halftime of the AT&T WNBA All-Star 2021 (7 p.m. ET).
Quigley will be making her fourth-career appearance in the 3-Point Contest, having won the event at the 2018 All-Star Game in Minneapolis and the 2017 All-Star Game in Seattle. She also participated in the 3-Point Contest in 2019.
"I'm so excited to be part of this year's 3-Point Contest at the All-Star Game," Quigley said. "Vegas does such a good job of hosting and putting on such a great event for our fans."
In her 13th season, Quigley is averaging 1.5 3-pointers made per game and is connecting on 39.2 percent of her attempts. She's second on the Chicago Sky with 20 threes made this season while averaging 11.8 points per game. For her career, Quigley is shooting 39.2 percent from behind the arc and has made 426 threes.
First-time participants Jonquel Jones (Connecticut), Jewell Loyd (Seattle) and Sami Whitcomb (New York) will go up against Quigley in this year's competition.
"I'm just so happy," Quigley said. "It's always a great time to get the family together and this year, it's going to be even more special to be able to be there to cheer on Courtney [Vandersloot], Candace [Parker] and Kahleah [Copper] in the All-Star Game."
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