Game Preview: Dallas Wings at Atlanta Dream — May 24

Fri, May 23, 2025, 10:40 PM
Arlington, TX (May 23, 2025) – The Dallas Wings continue their four-game road swing at the Atlanta Dream on Saturday afternoon with tipoff at Gateway Center slated for 2 p.m. CT. The game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network and locally in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on KFAA29. Ron Thulin and Fran Harris will have the call on KFAA.
Despite being in search of their first win of the season, the Wings (0-3) have seen noticeable improvement in just a week’s time. Dallas is coming off a narrow 85-81 setback at the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night, less than a week after falling to the reigning WNBA runner-up by 15 in the season opener. Paige Bueckers notched her first career double-double with 12 points and a game-high 10 assists, while Arike Ogunbowale tallied a team-high 21 points while matching Diana Taurasi’s record for fastest in WNBA history to reach 500 made three-pointers (198 games).
Atlanta (1-2) is coming off an 81-76 loss to the Indiana Fever last night, who they have played in two straight games. Rhyne Howard had a team-high 24 points for the Dream.
Following Saturday’s tilt, the Wings remain on the road and will visit the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, with tipoff at Mohegan Sun Arena set for 6 p.m. CT on KFAA29.
How to Follow 
Airing nationally on CBS Sports Network, locally in the DFW on KFAA29, and streaming on WNBA League Pass. For complete local TV coverage click HERE. Follow @DallasWings and @DallasWingsPR for the latest breaking news. Live stats are available on stats.wnba.com.
2025 Wings-Dream Schedule & Results
5/24      @ ATL (2 p.m. CT)
6/24      @ DAL (7 p.m. CT)
7/30      @ DAL (7 p.m. CT)
8/29      @ ATL (6:30 p.m. CT)
ATL leads the all-time series 26-19
Notable Storylines 
  • Fastest to 500 … Arike Ogunbowale tied Diana Taurasi as the fastest player in league history to reach 500 career 3-point field goals made, coming against Minnesota on 5/21 in her 198th career game. Ogunbowale is also the first player in franchise history to reach the 500 made-3s milestone.
  • Bueckers Benchmarks … Paige Bueckers recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists against Minnesota (5/21), making her the fastest player in over a decade to record a game with 10+ pts and 10+ ast, the second rookie in franchise history to record a pts-ast double-double and third player in league history to record a pts-ast  double-double within their first three games.
  • Rookie homecoming … Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers will play her first WNBA game in her home state of Minnesota on Wednesday night as Dallas visits the Minnesota Lynx. Bueckers was a three-time Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year at Hopkins, playing five varsity seasons. She averaged 21.0 points, 9.2 assists, 5.2 steals and 5.1 rebounds per game as a senior, leading Hopkins to a 30-0 record and the Class AAAA state championship game, which was canceled due to coronavirus
  • Race to 500 … After becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 4,000 career points (195 games), Arike Ogunbowale has another opportunity to impact the record book on Wednesday night at Minnesota. Should Ogunbowale make two three-pointers she’ll tie Diana Taurasi for fastest to 500 made triples at 198 games.
  • Hopkins heritage … It’s only fitting that Buecker’s first career outing came against her hometown team, the Minnesota Lynx. The guard was born in Edina, Minnesota, and attended Hopkins high school in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The home opener was played on the first official “Paige Bueckers Day” in Hopkins, as the city announced in April that it would be renamed in honor of her debut.
  • A welcomed addition … After helping Landes win the LFB championship in France, Dallas Wings center Luisa Geiselsöder reported to the Wings on Sunday. Geiselsöder had been temporarily suspended while finishing with Landes, with the WNBA officially designating her on Sunday as active. Geiselsöder is the 6-4 starting center for the German National Team which is coming off its first ever Olympic Games appearance. She was drafted by the Wings in 2020 but remained in Europe. She was signed by the Wings this past February.
  • Return to Texas … Several of the new faces on the Wings roster have strong Texas ties. DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith both played collegiately at Baylor, while Smith is a San Antonio native. Tyasha Harris was drafted seventh overall by the Dallas Wings and spent her first three professional seasons with the team before making her return this offseason.
  • New season, new faces … Dallas announced its official 2025 roster on May 15, consisting of just three returning players from the 2024 season (McCowan, Ogunbowale, Siegrist). The Wings’ new additions span from its draft class and free agency signings to the front office, where several key leadership additions mark a new era in franchise history.
  • #WingsUp … The official hashtag for the 2025 season is #WingsUp, to celebrate the franchise’s 10th season in North Texas. The Wings have advanced to the WNBA Playoffs five of their first nine seasons in Dallas, including reaching the Semifinals in 2023.
  • Wings expand distribution for Local Broadcasts … Two months after naming TEGNA station KFAA in Dallas-Fort Worth, its exclusive local broadcast partner, the Wings are expanding their broadcast reach through additional agreements with TEGNA, Gray Media, and Corridor Television. The agreement will triple the team’s local TV footprint, bringing free, over-the-air Wings games to 6.3 million households across 12 markets during the 2025 season. The agreements position the Wings as a league leader in geographic reach and among the best in number of households with access to local broadcasts

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