Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers had a big game in her return to Connecticut on Tuesday. Teammate Maddy Siegrist heaped praise on Bueckers for how she is handling herself in the WNBA.Bueckers, who helped the University of Connecticut to the NCAA title in her final year, scored a career-high 21 points as the Wings defeated the Sun, 109-87, to notch their first win in five games in the 2025 WNBA season. She also had seven assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block in 36 minutes.Following their victory, Siegrist, who signed a 3-year, $233,468 contract with Dallas last year, spoke about what Paige Bueckers has been like as a teammate.As shared by Dallas area reporter Joey Mistretta on X (formerly Twitter), Siegrist said:"It's definitely better playing with her than against her. But obviously she's just such a great teammate and not only is she a great basketball player, but the way she really makes her teammates around her better... I'm happy to be able to play with her."Paige Bueckers received a loud ovation as her name was announced as a starter at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.She fired off 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting and dishing out five assists in the opening half, to help the Wings take a 56-42 lead at the break. From there, Dallas did not relinquish control, pulling away in the fourth quarter on its way to the victory.Arike Ogunbowale finished with 19 points in the Wings' victory, with DiJonai Carrington adding 16 and Siegrist 12 points.For Connecticut, it was Tina Charles who top-scored with a game-high 27 points and Marina Mabrey scoring 19.Paige Bueckers happy to have finally booked her first WNBA victoryPaige Bueckers is happy to have finally win a WNBA game. To do it in Connecticut made it all the more special. Bueckers set the pace early, allowing them to have control for much of the game on their way to the breakthrough victory.After the win, the former UConn Huskies star shared her thoughts on their win and playing back in Connecticut, saying:"Felt great just to play like that as a team and obviously that environment is special to me. To play like that as a team and put a full 40 minutes together. ... It felt good to be out there."Dallas Wings v Connecticut Sun - Source: GettyShe added:"I don't think I ever lost here. I was trying to carry that into tonight."Bueckers and the Wings will try to go for back-to-back wins when they play the Chicago Sky on the road on Thursday.