Ariel Atkins’ Washington Mystics (3-13) have a home matchup with Arike Ogunbowale and the Dallas Wings (3-12) at St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena on Sunday, June 23. Game time is 3:00 PM ET.
The Mystics’ -65 scoring differential (being outscored by 4.0 points per game) is a result of scoring 77.8 points per game (11th in the WNBA) while allowing 81.8 per outing (seventh in the league).
The Wings have been outscored by 7.3 points per game (posting 79.4 points per game, eighth in league, while conceding 86.7 per contest, 11th in WNBA) and have a -110 scoring differential.
Venue: St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena
Mystics’ Last Game
In Washington’s previous game, it beat Dallas 97-69 at home, with Emily Engstler (23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 63.6 FG%, 3-4 from 3PT) and Karlie Samuelson (17 PTS, 41.7 FG%, 3-5 from 3PT) the standout performers. For the Wings, Natasha Howard (19 PTS, 40.0 FG%) and Jacy Sheldon (16 PTS, 60.0 FG%, 4-7 from 3PT) were the top performers.
Atkins averages a team-leading 14.9 points per contest. She is also posting 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 41.1% from the field and 32.9% from downtown with 1.8 made 3-pointers per contest.
Aaliyah Edwards paces her squad in rebounds per contest (6.3), and also posts 8.8 points and 1.1 assists. Defensively, she delivers 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
Stefanie Dolson is putting up 8.9 points, 2.3 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Samuelson puts up 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, shooting 39.3% from the field and 36.1% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game.
Julie Vanloo puts up a team-leading 5.6 assists per game. She is also putting up 7.9 points and 1.9 rebounds, shooting 36.0% from the field and 33.3% from downtown with 1.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
Wings Players to Watch
Ogunbowale paces the Wings in scoring (24.0 points per game) and assists (4.9), and posts 4.6 rebounds. She also delivers 2.8 steals (first in the WNBA) and 0.1 blocked shots.
Teaira McCowan is the Wings’ top rebounder (7.9 per game), and she puts up 12.1 points and 1.9 assists.
Monique Billings is the Wings’ top rebounder (8.5 per game), and she posts 10.6 points and 2.9 assists. Her rebounding average ranks her 10th in the league.
Sevgi Uzun is posting 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per contest, making 36.8% of her shots from the floor.
Kalani Brown gets the Wings 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. She also posts 0.1 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
