The evening started with L. Juškaitė in the WNBA. The Toronto Tempo, represented by the player from Skuodas, lost 88:94 (17:27, 20:18, 21:25, 30:24) to the Dallas Wings.
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The Lithuanian spent 32 minutes on the court in this game. During that time, she scored 18 points (7/12 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers, 1/1 free throws) and grabbed 7 rebounds.
17 field goal attempts is L. Juškaitė’s personal record in the WNBA.
This is the 10th consecutive loss for the Canadian club. Their last victory was on July 12.
Since June 26, Tempo has celebrated only one win and suffered 14 losses. In the Eastern Conference, the Toronto team is in 6th place with 10 wins and 23 losses.
Tempo: Marina Mabrey 23, Laura Juškaitė 18, Kia Nurse 16.
Wings: Paige Bueckers 22, Arike Ogunbowale 21, Awak Kuier 14.
Justė Jocytė’s team, the Golden State Valkyries, had more success. The Golden State team easily handled Chicago Sky 91:71 (16:24, 27:16, 29:18, 19:13) on the road.
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J. Jocytė returned to the court after 8 consecutive games spent on the bench.
In the game against Sky, the player from Palanga scored 2 points (2/2 free throws) in 2 minutes played.
This was the 5th consecutive win for the Valkyries. They are second in the Western Conference with 24 wins and 9 losses.
Sky: Kamilla Cardoso 20, Rachel Banham 11, Natasha Cloud 9.
Valkyries: Tiffany Hayes 22, Kaila Charles 15, Veronica Burton and Gabby Williams 13 each.
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