Pick of the week: Dallas Wings are on their way to secure another win against the Indiana Fever
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Pick of the Week: Dallas Wings are on their way to secure another win against the Indiana Fever
Alexis Washington, Contributing Writer
The No. 4 Dallas Wings and No. 12 Indiana Fever will meet again on Sept. 1 to possibly tie the season record.
This will be a good matchup, but with the confidence that Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale has, the Wings will come out victorious and advance their season record against the Fever to 2-0.
The last time these teams faced off was July 9 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Wings took the win by one point with the score of 77-76 when the two teams met on the court in July.
Rookie forward Aliyah Boston was the leading scorer for the Fever with 18 points, but that still was not enough to pull out a win. Ogunbowale dominated Boston’s ability to defend the basket by scoring 28 points.
Ogunbowale scored the last 10 points during the end of the game. Her absolute dominance really played a key role in their 1-0 record against the Fever.
Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell stated in a postgame interview the team needed to perform better while on the court.
“We got to be there, and we weren’t and we lost,” Mitchell said.
The Fever must gain momentum early in the game rather than saving it for the second half, if they want to take the win over the Wings.
This upcoming game will prove if Mitchell and Boston can connect the missing pieces and work together to defeat Ogunbowale and Howard who both had 44 points, 12 rebounds and six assists combined in their last matchup.
