Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty Player Stats and Box Scores for August 22 | 2024 WNBA Season

The Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty was the lone game of Thursday, Aug. 22's WNBA matchday. The Texans and New Yorkers clashed at Barclays Center in a duel that ended up being closer than expected considering the difference between the two teams' record.

Arike Ogunbowale, Natasha Howard and Teaira McGowan carried the load for the Wings, finishing with 19, 16 and 14 points, respectively. Howard made her presence felt in the paint, grabbing eight rebounds and posting two blocks. McGowan did the same, putting on eight rebounds and one block. Ogunbowale did a bit of everything, adding six rebounds and eight assists to her account.

On the other hand, with the absence of Sabrina Ionescu, players had to step up to help Breanna Stewart take the team to the promised land. Four of the five starters scored in double digits, starting with Breanna Stewart's 19 points.

Kayla Thornton added 16 points while Leonie Fiebich and Jonquel Jones contributed 16 and 13 points, respectively, on the way to a hard-fought win.

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Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty Box Score and Stats

Dallas Wings box score and stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	+/-
Natasha Howard	16	8	2	2	2	7	6-13	0-0	-6
Satou Sabally	10	7	5	0	1	3	5-12	0-2	-7
Teaira McGowan	14	8	0	0	1	0	6-10	0-0	-15
Arike Ogunbowale	19	6	8	2	2	3	7-18	2-9	-8
Jacy Sheldon	8	2	2	0	0	1	4-10	0-1	-3
Maddy Siegrist	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	-2
Kalani Brown	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	3
Jaelyn Brown	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	3
Sevgi Uzun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	-5

New York Liberty box score and stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	+/-
Kayla Thornton	16	5	2	1	0	1	6-15	2-10	-5
Breanna Stewart	19	7	6	3	0	2	5-18	0-3	2
Jonquel Jones	13	13	1	1	0	2	5-10	1-3	14
Leonie Fiebich	16	7	3	2	0	1	6-13	4-9	10
Courtney Vandersloot	5	5	6	0	1	0	1-3	0-0	16
Kennedy Burke	6	2	1	0	0	2	3-7	0-2	13
Nyara Sabally	0	6	0	3	0	0	0-6	0-0	4
Jaylyn Sherrod	4	1	2	1	1	1	1-4	0-1	-8
Ivana Dojkic	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	-6

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Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty Game Summary

The Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty started with the visitors having a solid start to the game, taking it 17-14. The Liberty reacted in the second period, winning it 21-15, going into halftime up 35-32.

The third quarter was another close battle which was decided in the final seconds. After exchanging buckets and staying close to one another, the Liberty finally got it 18-17 and entered the fourth quarter lined up to take a big win.

The fourth quarter followed the same line as both teams kept exchanging buckets. The Wings never gave up and gave the Liberty everything they could handle until the final seconds of regulation.

with 3:11 minutes left on the clock, the Liberty went on a 9-2 run to take a 74-66 lead. Despite the Wings' late attempt to win the game, the New Yorkers secured the victory when Courtney Vandersloot made two free throws to take a 77-71 lead with 15.1 seconds left on the clock.

Satou Sabally and Arike Ogunbowale attempted two 3-pointers but neither succeeded. The Liberty got the win and improved to 25-4 for the season while the Wings boast a 6-22 record after this match.