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Paige Bueckers And Wings Take a Shot at WNBA Team Following Win on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Reign Amurao | Last updated Jun 20, 2025 11:54 PM ET

On Friday, the Dallas Wings had a close 86-83 win over the Connecticut Sun. Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers carried her team and was the only player who scored at least 20 points. Bueckers finished with 21 points, seven assists and two steals.

Bueckers is familiar with playing in front of the Connecticut crowd. She spent five years at UConn and led the university to an NCAA title in her senior year.

It's her second time facing the Sun since getting selected with the No. 1 pick by Dallas. In her first game against Connecticut, Bueckers had 21 points, five rebounds, seven assists and two steals to lead the Wings to a 109-87 victory.

Tonight, her stats looked very similar to how she first played against the Sun.

Following the game, the Wings' social media team posted the team's win. However, it had a slight jab at the Sun for losing five straight games.

"Honey bun, we're on a run, no fun for the Sun " the Wings posted.

Honey bun, we're on a run, no fun for the Sun @MavsOffCourt | #WingsUp pic.twitter.com/Kzy1iLoTVS
— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) June 21, 2025

Bueckers' college head coach, Geno Auriemma, was present at the game. It was his second time seeing her former star player go against the WNBA team.

Wings are 2-0 with Geno in the building

(via Connecticut Sun) pic.twitter.com/p9A02ttt9v
— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) June 21, 2025

Connecticut tried to put up a fight against Dallas. Veteran star Tina Charles had 26 points and six rebounds on 47.1% shooting from the field.

The Sun were coming off an 83-75 loss against the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday. No player from the starting lineup scored at least 15 points. Aneesah Morrow had a team-high of 16 points off the bench, and added nine rebounds and three steals.

The Sun's next contest will be on Sunday against the Golden State Valkyries.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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