The Chicago Sky led 75-73 with 3:16 to go, but the Dallas Wings scored the next 14 points for the win.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese defends against Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. , Teaira McCowan and Natasha Howard had double-doubles and the Dallas Wings pulled away down the stretch for an 87-79 win over the Chicago Sky in a season opener on Wednesday night.. Ogunbowale had nine points in the run with Howard, who finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, adding two and Maddy Siegrist hitting a 3-pointer to give her 13 off the bench.
Down 25-16 after one quarter, Dallas came back and took a 36-35 lead on an offensive rebound and putback by Stephanie Soares. It was the first professional points for the 2023 first-round pick out of Iowa State, who didn’t play last year because of an ACL tear her senior season. McCowan had 16 points and 10 rebounds at halftime for the Wings.Jaelyn Brown, who played four years overseas after going undrafted in 2020, started for Dallas but was scoreless.
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