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WNBA's Announcement Following Dream Star's Historic Night vs. Sky

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Reign Amurao | Last updated Jun 13, 2025 11:20 PM ET

On Friday, the Atlanta Dream handed the Chicago Sky its third consecutive loss, seventh overall for the 2025 WNBA season. The Dream had an 88-70 win over the Sky, thanks to the historic game from All-Star guard Rhyne Howard.

Howard was hot offensively for the Dream. She finished with 36 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 48% shooting from the field. However, her reliable outside stroke was what pushed Atlanta to a victory. The two-time All-Star shot nine 3-pointers against the Sky on 47.4%, which was the most she had made in her career.

It was a far contrast to her performance in their previous game, which was against the Indiana Fever. Howard had three points and didn't make a shot from deep out of her five attempts.

Following her career night, the WNBA recognized her on-court brilliance on X with their recent post. The league also said that Howard tied with Arike Ogunbowale, Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Mitchell for the most shots made from beyond the arc in a single game.

"Rhyne Howard put up 2K NUMBERS in the Dream's win over the Sky " the WNBA posted.

Rhyne Howard put up 2K NUMBERS in the Dream's win over the Sky

36 PTS
8 REB
4 AST
9 3PM (career-high, ties WNBA record)
47.4 3PT%

WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by @coinbase pic.twitter.com/rqDwLpHR4C
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 14, 2025

The 6-foot-2 guard also set a new franchise record from long range. The previous record was eight threes in a single game, which was set by Renee Montgomery in 2018.

Howard started the 2025 season struggling with her outside stroke. In the first nine games of the year, the 2022 Rookie of the Year shot a lowly 26.1% from long distance. She's attempted 88 shots from downtown.

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

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