Wings Spread Scoring in Big Win over Connecticut
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Wings Spread Scoring in Big Win over Connecticut

Published on August 2, 2026 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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Arlington, TX - Tonight the Dallas Wings defeated the Connecticut Sun, 83-63, at home in front of a sold-out College Park Center. With the win, the Wings improve to 19-11 on the season, while the Sun drops to 7-23 on the year. Dallas picks up their first home victory over Connecticut since August 12, 2023, and their first double-digit win since July 10 against the Toronto Tempo.

Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale each notched 15 points on the evening to lead the Wings in scoring. Shepard added a team-high nine rebounds and also was credited with two assists and one steal. Ogunbowale recorded five rebounds, a team-high five assists and one steal in 22 minutes of action. Ogunbowale shot 7-9 from the field for a career-high .778 clip.

Azzi Fudd rounded out Dallas's double-digit scorers with 12 points, two rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block. The rookie guard shot 4-5 from beyond the arc, recording her fourth game this season with at least four three-point field goals. She leads all rookies this year with 11 outings tallying three or more threes.

The Wings shot 47.8% (33-69) from the floor in the win, while holding the Sun to 34.3% (23-67) shooting on the night. Dallas won the battle on the boards (38-31), in the paint (46-24), on the fast break (8-7) and from the bench (32-12). Both teams notched six points off second chance opportunities. Dallas has held opponents under 70 points on four occasions this season and move to 4-0 on the year when doing so with tonight's win.

Diamond Miller led the Sun with 22 points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals. She knocked down 4-of-8 attempts from three-point range to tie her career high

Dallas hosts Connecticut for their final regular season meeting on Sunday, August 30 at College Park Center. The game is set for a 7:00 p.m. CT tip and will air locally in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on KFAA. Dallas leads the 2026 regular season series, 2-0, and will look for their first regular season sweep over the Sun in Wings history.

Up next, the Wings will travel to Washington, D.C., to take on the Washington Mystics on Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m. CT at CareFirst Arena. The game will air locally on KFAA and stream on WNBA League Pass.

Game Leaders

Points Rebounds Assists

Connecticut Miller (22) Nelson-Ododa (11) Beers (3)

Dallas Shepard, Ogunbowale (15) Shepard (9) Ogunbowale (5)

First Quarter: Dallas 22, Connecticut 16

The Wings debuted a starting lineup of Paige Bueckers, Arike Ogunbowale, Azzi Fudd, Jessica Shepard and Alanna Smith in tonight's game. Connecticut started the contest on a 5-0 spurt, but Dallas responded on a 9-0 run with two buckets from Shepard, a triple from Fudd and a transition lay-up from Ogunbowale to take a 9-5 advantage with 7:13 to go in the first. After leading by two heading into the first media break, the Wings closed the first on a 6-2 run to gain some separation heading into the second, 22-16. Dallas notched seven points off of Connecticut's four turnovers in the first ten minutes of the game. Bueckers and Shepard each tallied six points to lead the Wings after one.

Second Quarter: Dallas 26, Connecticut 21

Connecticut began the second on a 7-6 run to prompt a Dallas timeout with 6:37 to play in the first half. Aziaha James notched four of the Wings' six points in start the quarter. The Sun got within three, 28-25, but a 14-6 push from the Wings gave them a 42-31 lead with 1:23 to go in the quarter. Ogunbowale tallied six of Dallas's 14 points on that stretch. A flurry of three-pointers capped the first half, as both teams connected on two triples down the stretch, sending the Wings into the break with a 48-37 lead. Shepard led Dallas with ten points, while Fudd and Ogunbowale each tallied nine points through two quarters of play. The Wings shot 55.6% (20/36), while holding the Sun to 40.5% (15/37) in the first half. Dallas moves to 6-0 when shooting 55% or better in a first-half this season.

Third Quarter: Dallas 24, Connecticut 8

A 4-1 start to the fourth from the Wings extended their lead to 14, 52-38, with 6:41 to play in the third. Dallas held Connecticut without a field goal for the first 4:06 of the second half. The Sun closed it to single digits, 52-43 after a 5-0 run, but the Wings scored eight unanswered to push their advantage to 17, 60-43, and force the Sun into a timeout with 3:28 remaining in the third. Fudd hit a triple and Shepard converted an and-one opportunity on that run for Dallas. The Wings closed the third outscoring the Sun, 13-2, to take a 72-45 edge into the fourth. The Sun's eight third-quarter points mark a new low for third quarter production for Wings' opponent this season. Six Dallas players scored in the quarter, with Ogunbowale and Awak Kuier each notching six points to lead the way.

Fourth Quarter: Dallas 11, Connecticut 18

The Wings began the fourth on an 8-3 run to lead, 79-48, with 5:58 remaining in the contest. Li Yueru notched five of Dallas's eight points to start the final quarter of action. Connecticut rattled off eight unanswered points, before Maddy Siegrist hit a bucket in transition for the Wings with 2:44 to go in the fourth. Connecticut outscored Dallas, 18-11, in the quarter, but Dallas held on for the 83-63 win.

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