UNCASVILLE, CT- The Dallas Wings leave Connecticut with their first road loss after tonight’s
dominant performance against the Sun.
The first quarter of the game started rough for Dallas as Connecticut was quick to put points on the board giving the Sun an eleven-point lead with 2 minutes left in the quarter. Dallas Forward Satou Sabally led the second quarter in offense with just 5 points after players were unable to produce collectively as a team. Connecticut leads at halftime 47-35.
Arike Ogunbowale, Satou Sabally, and Allisha Gray were the only players on Dallas to score from the field during the third quarter. The Sun capitalized on this Dallas defense by outshooting them as all players on the court made shots to boost their lead by almost 20 at the end of the third quarter.
Dallas Defense was nowhere to be found during the fourth quarter as The Sun offense was able to put 29 points on the board for their team, while The Wings snagged 16. Connecticut wins 99-68.
“We did some selfish stuff. We didn’t play as a team.” Head Coach Vickie Johnson emotionally expressed post-game, “We didn’t rely on each together, we didn’t depend on each other, we didn’t play as a team.”
When asked what the most important thing this team can take away from tonight’s loss, guard Marina Mabrey stated, “Really just trying to mirror and see what you can do better and see how you can play for the team more.”
The Wing’s offense shot 36.9% from the field, while The Sun shot 48.6%. Not only was the offense unresponsive tonight, but This Dallas defense totaled only 28 rebounds, almost half of what Coach Johnson would like the team to have.
Tonight’s top players, Satou Sabally and Arike Ogunbowale combined for 34 points, which is half of all points scored tonight.
The Wings will head back to Dallas tomorrow morning in preparation for their travel on Monday to Los Angeles as they face the Sparks Tuesday, May 31at 9:30 P.M CT.
