Allisha Gray scores 19 points and grabs 10 rebounds to lead the Wings past the Dream, 72-68. Courtney Williams scores 25 points for Atlanta in the loss.

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GAME RECAP: Wings 72, Dream 68

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored 23 points, Courtney Williams added 16 and Atlanta beat the Indiana Fever 83-79 on Friday night for the Dream’s first victory of the season.
Carter made 1 of 2 free throws with 4.5 seconds left for a four-point lead. Indiana, without a timeout, turned it over near midcourt as time expired.
Tiffany Hayes had 14 points for Atlanta (1-2). Williams made four of the Dream’s 11 3-pointers.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points for Indiana (0-4). Jessica Breland had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Bernadett Hatar scored 12 points. Teaira McCowan became the eighth fastest WNBA player to reach 500 career rebounds, doing so in just 60 games.
Hayes and Carter each scored 12 points in the first half and Atlanta led 41-34 at the break. Shekinna Stricklen scored nine points in just five second-half minutes for Atlanta, making 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions late in the third for a 57-55 lead.

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Atlanta Holds Of Indiana For First Win Of The Season

Ariel Atkins scores 26 points and 5 assists as Washington put away Atlanta for playoff spot, 85-78. Betnijah Laney added 27 points for the Dream

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GAME RECAP: Mystics 85, Dream 78

Betnijah Laney scores 16 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds to help Atlanta beat Minnesota, 78-75. Napheesa Collier added 18 points and 8 rebounds for the Lynx.

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GAME RECAP: Dream 78, Lynx 75

Chelsea Gray led the way with 20 points as the Sparks defeated the Dream in overtime 93-85. Glory Johnson had 23 points for the Dream in the loss.

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GAME RECAP: Sparks 93, Dream 85

Stella Johnson led the way with 25 points in her first career start as the Mystics defeated the Dream 98-91. Betnijah Laney had 35 points for the dream in the loss.

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GAME RECAP: Mystics 98, Dream 91

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BRADENTON, Fla. &#8212; Alyssa Thomas scored 21 points, Jasmine Thomas had 15 points and seven assists and the Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 93-82 on Monday night.
Jasmine Thomas and Alyssa Thomas combined to score 26 points in the first half as Connecticut built a 56-46 lead. The Sun put it away in the third quarter by holding the Dream to 15 points.
The Dream lost guard Chennedy Carter in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Atlanta&#8217;s shining rookie was averaging 19.4 points per game, but was scoreless in three minutes before getting hurt.
DeWanna Bonner scored 12 points for Connecticut (2-6), and grabbed nine rebounds to move into 20th on the WNBA career list.
Shekinna Stricklen scored 18 points — all on 3-pointers in the first half — for Atlanta (2-6), which has lost five straight. Stricklen scored 12 of Atlanta’s first 14 points by making all four of her 3-point attempts in the first quarter. Courtney Williams added 12 points against her former team.

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Alyssa Thomas Scores 21, Sun Hand Dream 5th Straight Loss

A team effort, with 5 players scoring double digits, leads the Phoenix Mercury to an 81-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream.

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GAME RECAP: Mercury 81, Dream 74

Kelsey Mitchell scores 23 points and Candice Dupree adds 21 as the Fever pull away in the 4th quarter to defeat the Dream.

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GAME RECAP: Fever 93, Dream 77

Betnijah Laney scores 30 points to go along with eight rebounds as the Dream get the win over the Liberty, 84-78.

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Game Recap: Dream 84, Liberty 78

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Shekinna Stricklen

Position: Guard/Forward
Height: 6-2
Weight: 178
Date of Birth: July 30, 1990
College: Tennessee ‘12
High School: Morrilton (Arkansas)
Transactions: Selected second overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Connecticut Sun on January 28, 2015. Re-signed to a two-year contract with Connecticut on February 5, 2016. Re-signed to a multi-year contract with Connecticut on February 1, 2018. Signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Dream as an unrestricted free agent on February 16, 2020.
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Career Highlights: 
<ul>
<li>Has played in 311 games with 142 starts over ten seasons.</li>
<li>Career totals include 2,245 points, 726 rebounds, 242 assists and 213 steals</li>
<li>Excellent long-range shooter with a quick release</li>
<li>Has made 468 career three-pointers</li>
<li>Collected 2,000th career point at New York (8/30/19)</li>
</ul>
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2021 Highlights with Atlanta: 
<ul>
<li>Played in 24 games.</li>
<li>Knocked down 3 of 4 attempted three-pointers to record 9 points against Indiana (5/21).</li>
<li>Picked up a season-best 3 steals against Indiana (7/11).</li>
<li>Made 3 three-pointers again for 9 points against Las Vegas (8/26), following that with two made three’s and a season-best 10 points at Dallas (9/2).</li>
<li>Finished the season with a season-most five defensive rebounds at Connecticut (9/19).</li>
<li>Played her 300th career game against Indiana (7/11).</li>
</ul>
2020 Highlights with Atlanta: 
<ul>
<li>Appeared in all 22 games and started in 15.</li>
<li>Finished with 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.</li>
<li>Made her Dream debut against Dallas on 7/26, starting and scoring 16 points with four made three-pointers.</li>
<li>Scored in double digits against Las Vegas (7/29) with 10 points.</li>
<li>Pulled down four boards with two assists and two steals against New York (7/31)</li>
<li>Shot a season-high 8 three-pointers against Seattle (8/6) and again against Connecticut (8/10).</li>
<li>Knocked down 6 three’s in the first half against Connecticut (8/10), just one off the WNBA record of 7 three’s in one half (Kelsey Mitchell, 2019).</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 18 points against Connecticut (8/10).</li>
<li>Her fourth double-figure scoring outing of the season came against Los Angeles (8/21), when she scored 16 points and added on a season-high four assists.</li>
<li>Went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in 2020.</li>
</ul>
2019 Highlights with Connecticut:
<ul>
<li>Started in all 34 regular season and all 8 Playoff games for the Sun</li>
<li>Tallied a career-high 76 made three-pointers (38.2 percent) in the regular season and 12 (34.3 percent) in the postseason</li>
<li>Winner of 2019 WNBA All-Star Three-Point Contest</li>
</ul>
2018 Highlights with Connecticut:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 34 games with 30 starts</li>
<li>Tied a WNBA record with eight made three pointers at Dallas on July 22, setting a new franchise record</li>
<li>The previous record as seven, held by Stricklen and Nykesha Sales…Had 58 made threes in 2018 for her fourth season with at least 50 made three-pointers</li>
<li>Had a season-high 24 points in the win at Dallas on July 22</li>
<li>Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at Los Angeles on July 3.</li>
</ul>
2017 Highlights with Connecticut:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 34 games with a career-high 29 starts</li>
<li>Led the Sun with a career-high 71 three-pointers</li>
<li>Third Sun player to make at last 70 threes in a season</li>
<li>Total was third most in franchise history behind Kara Lawson (74 in 2012) and Katie Douglas (73 in 2006)</li>
<li>Tied a franchise record with seven made threes at Seattle (7/12)</li>
<li>Scored season-high 21 points in that game</li>
<li>Ranked sixth in the WNBA in three-point shooting percentage (.410)</li>
<li>Had 19 multiple three-point games, including eight with four or more made threes</li>
<li>Had a single-season career-high 42 steals</li>
<li>Ranked fifth in scoring (8.6 ppg)</li>
<li>Scored in double-figures 14 times</li>
<li>Scored 1,500th career point at Washington (8/29)</li>
<li>Collected 500th career rebound against Dallas (8/23)</li>
<li>Had 107 rebounds, most since career-high 147 as a rookie in 2012</li>
<li>Had 37 assists, most since 40 in 2012</li>
<li>Played a career-high 926 minutes</li>
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2016 Highlights with Connecticut:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 28 games without a start</li>
<li>Third on Sun with 27 made threes</li>
<li>Made 200th career three-pointer at Phoenix (6/29)</li>
<li>Collected 100th career steal against Dallas (9/16)</li>
<li>Had season-high three made threes four times</li>
<li>Reached double figures three times</li>
<li>Scored season-high 12 points at Seattle (6/24)</li>
<li>Missed four games with right knee injury (5/28-6/5)</li>
</ul>
2015 Highlights with Connecticut:
<ul>
<li>Acquired by the Connecticut Sun on January 28, 2015 along with Camille Little in exchange for Renee Montgomery and two first round picks in the 2015 WNBA Draft</li>
<li>Appeared in 34 games without a start</li>
<li>Strong candidate for WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award</li>
<li>Led the Sun with 51 made three-pointers</li>
<li>Had 24 games with at least one made three, 14 games with at least two made threes, eight with at least three, four with at least four, and was a season-best 5 of 10 from three-point range at Washington (7/19)</li>
<li>Was 41 of 96 (42.7 percent) from three-point range during 17-game stretch from July 14th against Minnesota to August 27th against Phoenix</li>
<li>Scored game-winning basket on buzzer-beating put-back against Seattle (7/31)</li>
<li>Reached 1,000 career points against Washington (8/7)</li>
<li>Collected 100th career assist against Indiana (7/28)</li>
<li>Had 15 double-figure scoring games</li>
<li>Had a season-high 19 points at Washington (7/19)</li>
</ul>
2014 Highlights with Seattle:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 33 games with 10 starts for Seattle</li>
<li>Established career-highs for field goal (43), three-point (38.5) and free throw (73.1) shooting percentages</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 20 points against Indiana (7/31), tying a career high with six made threes on nine attempts</li>
</ul>
2013 Highlights with Seattle:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 34 games with 21 starts for Seattle</li>
<li>Started last 21 games</li>
<li>Averaged 10.0 points per game</li>
<li>Scored a career-high 26 points against Tulsa (9/12), hitting a career-best six three-point field goals</li>
<li>Scored in double figures 16 times</li>
<li>Had five points, five rebounds and five assists in two playoff games</li>
</ul>
2012 Highlights with Seattle:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 34 games with three starts for Seattle</li>
<li>Scored five points in her WNBA debut</li>
<li>Averaged 8.1 points per game, the most by any Storm rookie since Sue Bird in 2002</li>
<li>Led the Storm with 13 points in their first playoff game</li>
<li>Appeared in all three playoff games, collecting 20 points and 13 rebounds in 52 minutes</li>
</ul>
College Highlights:
<ul>
<li>Wooden Award and Wade Trophy finalist</li>
<li>All-SEC First Team pick during 2011-2012 season</li>
<li>SEC’s No. 2 scorer and top 10 finisher in rebounds and three-point field goal percentage</li>
<li>Named SEC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and to the All-SEC First Team by the coaches and AP as a junior</li>
<li>Named a State Farm All American becoming the 20th Lady Volunteer to earn the honor</li>
<li>Named a USBWA All-American and a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press</li>
<li>Was the SEC Tournament MVP after recording 16 points per game and 5 rebounds per game</li>
<li>Named Associated Press Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore</li>
<li>Named Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association</li>
<li>Selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league’s coaches as a unanimous selection</li>
<li>Scored a career-high 27 points against Stanford (12/20/11)</li>
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Overseas Competition:
<ul>
<li>Has played overseas in the Turkish Basketball League for Hatay, as well as in the South Korean League for the Shinhan Bank S-Birds and the KB Stars.</li>
<li>Was a member of the 2008 USA Women’s U18 National Team.</li>
</ul>
Personal:
<ul>
<li>Full name is Shekinna Paries Stricklen</li>
<li>Daughter of Wayne and Karen Stricklen</li>
<li>Has an older brother, Joshua</li>
<li>Majored in Sociology and Criminal Justice in college</li>
<li>Was a member of the Beta Club and Student Council in high school</li>
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