AROUND THE WNBA SATURDAY


Sky 70, Fever 64

INDIANAPOLIS

Allie Quigley scored 18 points and the Chicago Sky won their third straight game with a victory over the Indiana Fever. Cheyenne Parker added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Courtney Vandersloot had nine points and eight assists. The Sky (4-2) earned their first road victory of the season. Chicago took the lead for good at 38-35 on Diamond DeShields’ 3-pointer and pulled away with a 7-0 run to lead 51-41 late in the third quarter.

Wings 71, Dream 61

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Arike Ogunbowale scored 17 points, Allisha Gray added 16 points and the Dallas Wings got their first win of the season with a victory over the Atlanta Dream. The Wings (1-5) took control with a 17-4 run to lead 45-40 on Gray’s driving layup with 1:47 left in the third quarter. The Dream (1-5) cut the deficit to 45-44 by the end of the period, but Dallas pushed its lead to 65-53 and held on for the final three minutes.

Elizabeth Williams had 16 points, Tiffany Hayes scored 15 and Alex Bentley added 11 for Atlanta. The Dream led for most of the first half with their largest lead of the game at 32-23. Atlanta’s Jessica Breland blocked two shots and reached 300 career blocks, the 19th player in WNBA history to achieve that milestone. Atlanta has lost five in a row since beating Dallas 76-72 in the season opener for both teams.

Associated Press