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Dallas Wings Make Arike Ogunbowale Announcement After Chicago Sky Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Sean Deveney | Last updated May 30, 2025 12:45 PM ET

On Thursday in Chicago, the Dallas Wings attempted to build off their first win of the season--following an 0-4 start--by picking up another road W. While they fell behind by double digits in the early going, Dallas rallied, primarily behind star scorer Arike Ogunbowale, who shot 6-for-7 from the field for 14 points in a critical third quarter that left the Wings with a five-point lead heading into the final period.

Chicago rallied for the win, though, and dropped Dallas to 1-5 in doing so. But the Sky win (their first of the season) came despite a raucous 37 points from Ogunbowale, who had the kind of breakout game the team has been waiting for.

Ogunbowale averaged 13.8 points on 30.0% shooting heading into the Chicago game. She not only scored 37, but she was especially efficient in doing so, going 14-for-25 from the field and 6-for-12 from the 3-point line.

The Wings announced that Ogunbowale not only had a game-high output, but she tied for the most points scored by anyone this season. "Ogunbowale's 37 points match the single-game high in the @WNBA this season," the team's PR account wrote.

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Ogunbowale was encouraged, but not satisfied.

“It looked like our chemistry took a little step, but it’s still not where we want it to be,” Ogunbowale said. “We definitely have to rebound better. I think, especially in that first quarter, that kind of set the tone. They were feeling good, then we kind of had to claw back.”