WNBA Three-Point Leader Kelsey Plum Featured in MTN DEW 3-Point Contest
July 7, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Las Vegas Aces News Release
NEW YORK - The current WNBA leader in made three pointers, and three-time event winner Allie Quigley of the Chicago Sky headline the list of six players who will show off the WNBA's strength from beyond the arc in the MTN DEW® 3-Point Contest, which will take place on Saturday, July 9 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
The MTN DEW 3-Point Contest and WNBA Skills Challenge will air live on ESPN at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT) as part of AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022.
Plum, a 2022 All-Star whose 71 made three-point shots are the most in the league, and Quigley, who won the event at the 2021 AT&T All-Star Game in Las Vegas, the 2018 AT&T All-Star Game in Minneapolis and the 2017 AT&T All-Star Game in Seattle, are being joined in this year's six-player field by 2022 All-Stars Ariel Atkins (Washington Mystics), Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), and Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings). This marks the fifth MTN DEW 3-Point Contest for Quigley, who also participated in 2019. Loyd participated in the 2021 and 2018 events. Atkins, Howard, Ogunbowale and Plum are first-time participants.
In addition to being televised live on ESPN, the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest and the WNBA Skills Challenge will take place inside McCormick Place in front of a special group of participants from the Nike Tournament of Champions and Nike Girls Nationals. Both events are closed to the public but can be seen at a special viewing party hosted by DJ Shale outside McCormick Place within the grounds of WNBA Live presented by U.S. Bank.
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