Arlington, TX (June 26, 2024) – The Dallas Wings (3-13) will host the Minnesota Lynx (13-3) at noon CT on Thursday in the Wings’ annual Camp Day game at College Park Center. The contest will air on Bally Sports Southwest and stream on WNBA League Pass. On the call will be Ron Thulin and Naismith Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes, with ShaVonne Herndon on sideline.
Thursday’s Camp Day game will feature over 30 camps with over 3,000 campers in attendance.
The Wings and Lynx met just nine days ago in the Twin Cities, with Minnesota scoring a 90-78 victory at Target Center. Rookie guard Sevgi Uzun scored a career-high 17 points and Monique Billings was one assist shy of a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine assists in the setback, as the Wings were without WNBA No. 2 scorer Arike Ogunbowale. The Lynx have won the first two meetings of the season with the Wings, both of which have been played in Minneapolis. Thursday’s meeting is the first of two meetings this season in Arlington, with the second slated for Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Dallas is coming off a 92-84 loss at the Washington Mystics on Sunday, despite a season-high 26 points from Natasha Howard. Minnesota defeated the New York Liberty on Tuesday night 94-89 in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship.
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2024 Wings-Lynx Schedule & Results
6/2 at MIN L, 76-87 (Box Score | Recap)
6/17 at MIN L, 78-90 (Box Score | Recap)
6/27 at DAL Noon
8/30 at DAL 6:30 p.m.
Lynx lead the all-time series 53-19
Game Status Report
Out: Satou Sabally, Dallas Wings (Shoulder)
Out: Jaelyn Brown, Dallas Wings (Illness)
Out: Natasha Howard, Dallas Wings (Foot)
Notable Storylines
Welcome Back O
The Wings signed veteran guard Odyssey Sims on June 25 to a salary cap hardship contract. Sims played 28 games for the Wings in 2023, joining the squad on a hardship exception on June 7, 2023, before signing a standard rest of season contract on June 28. She came off the bench to average 2.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists while playing 12.0 minutes per game. Over her 11-year career, Sims has averaged 11.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Sims was originally drafted with the second overall selection in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock and was a member of the 2014 WNBA All-Rookie Team. She spent the 2016 season with the Dallas Wings and appeared in 34 games, while averaging 14 points and nearly four assists. In 2019, she was named a WNBA All-Star and was a member of the All-WNBA Second Team, as a member of the Minnesota Lynx. Sims attended Baylor University where she was a member of the 2012 National Championship Baylor Bears Women’s Basketball team that finished the season with a perfect 40-0 record.
Flash Back
The Dallas Wings got some positive news on the injury front as veteran forward Natasha Howard made her first game appearance since breaking her foot in the season-opening win over the Chicago Sky on May 15. Howard played 20 minutes at Chicago on June 20, going 3-7 from the field for 13 points, while adding three boards, four assists and two blocks. In three games since returning from injury, Howard has averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists.