Postgame Notes: MIN vs DAL (8.9.26)
Published on August 9, 2026 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
MINNESOTA LYNX 103 (27-7), DALLAS WINGS 90 (19-14)
August 9, 2026
Lynx notes
Player Notes
Kayla McBride posted a career-high 43 points on a career-high ten three-pointers going 16-of-21 (76.1%) from the floor, adding a rebound, an assist and a steal, marking the first 40+ point game of her career. With her performance today, McBride moved to 19th all-time on the WNBA's scoring leaderboard (6,013), passing Seimone Augustus.
In today's contest, McBride broke the WNBA record for most three-pointers in a game with 10 triples.
Olivia Miles totaled 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting (58.3%), a career-high 13 assists, a rebound and a steal, marking her first 20+ point/10+ assist game of the season. Miles also became the second rookie in WNBA history to post a 20+ point/13+ assist performance, joining Caitlin Clark.
Napheesa Collier added 17 points on 7-of-10 (70.0%) shooting from the field, eight rebounds, four steals, three assists, and a block, marking her seventh 15+ point/5+ rebound game of the season (128th career).
Team Notes
In today's contest, Minnesota had eight players record a steal: Collier (4), Natasha Howard (2), McBride (1), Courtney Williams (1), Miles (1), Nia Coffey (1), Antonia Delaere (1) and Maya Caldwell (1), marking the 12th game this season totaling 10+ steals.
The Lynx totaled 29 assists as a team tonight, led by Miles (13), marking the sixth game of the season with 25+ assists.
As a team, Minnesota shot 40-of-72 (56.6%) from the field, marking the eighth game this season the Lynx have shot 50%+ from the floor.
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