South Carolina women's basketball: Gamecocks in the WNBA - Week 3

Allisha Gray and Kamilla Cardoso scored career-highs, and the only team capable of stopping Aliyah Boston is Indiana. That, plus A’ja Wilson doing A’ja things last week in the WNBA.

Atlanta Dream (5-2)
Allisha Gray
7 games (starts), 35.3 mpg, 21.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.6 apg, 43.5 3P%
Gray tied her career-high of 27 last week and then topped it this week. That was her second-best game of the week. Against Los Angeles, Gray became the third player (Sylvia Fowles twice, Sabrina Ionescu) with at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists on 85% shooting. Gray also became the 69th player in league history to score at least 3,500 career points. Gray is currently fifth in the league in scoring and second in threes made.

Last week:
at Los Angeles (88-82 win): 36 minutes*, 25 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, (7-8 FG, 2-2 3PT, 9-9 FT)
at Seattle (94-87 win): 38 minutes*, 28 points (career high), 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Te-Hina Paopao
6 games (4 starts), 15.7 mpg, 5.0 ppg, 1.7 apg, 2.0 rpg, 38.5 3P%
Paopao only missed one game due to an eye injury, and now joins Gray in the goggles gang. She is no longer a starter, but has been efficient off the bench. It remains to be seen how if her minutes pick back up.

Last week:
at Los Angeles (88-82 win): 6 minutes, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 0-0 3PT
at Seattle (94-87 win): 9 minutes, 5 points, 2 rebounds, assist, 1-2 3PT

Upcoming games:
Friday, June 6 at Connecticut (7:30 ET, Ion)

Chicago Sky (2-4)
Kamilla Cardoso
6 games (6 starts), 22.0 mpg, 11.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.8 bpg
Chicago picked up a pair of wins against short-handed Dallas last week. In the first, Chicago went inside to Cardoso early and often, and she put up a career-high 23 points. But in the second, the Sky seemed to forget about her, and Cardoso scored a season-low four points.

Last week:
at Phoenix (94-89 loss): 27 minutes*, 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, block
vs Dallas (97-92 win): 26 minutes*, 23 points (career high), 8 rebounds, assist, steal
at Dallas (94-83 win): 15 minutes*, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks

Upcoming games:
Saturday, June 7 vs Indiana (8:00 ET, CBS)

Dallas Wings (1-6)
Tyasha Harris
5 games, 16.5 mpg, 4.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.6 apg, 45.5 3P%
Harris injured her knee against Connecticut and has not played since then. It is not believed to be a long-term injury (Harris was listed as Questionable ahead of the most recent game before being downgraded to Out).

Last week:
at Connecticut (109-87 win): 8 minutes, 3 assists, rebound 
at Chicago (97-92 loss): DNP-Knee
vs Chicago (94-83 loss): DNP-Knee

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, June 3 at Seattle (9:30 ET, ESPN)
Friday, June 6 vs Los Angeles (9:30 ET, Ion)
Sunday, June 8 vs Minnesota (4:00 ET, League Pass)

Indiana Fever (2-4)
Aliyah Boston
6 games (6 starts), 29.8 mpg, 16.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.8 bpg, 65.2 FG%
Since Caitlin Clark went out with a quad injury, Boston has been spectacular. The only problem is that her teammates keep forgetting about her. Boston attempted just five shots (making four) against Washington, the fewest of Indiana’s starters. The Fever made a point to get the ball to her in the first quarter against Connecticut, and Boston made all five of her shots. But then she got just five more attempts the rest of the game. Boston leads the league in shooting percentage but is 27th in shot attempts. (It’s not just on offense; Indiana has the same lack of focus on defense, which gets Boston in foul trouble.)

Last week:
at Washington (83-77 loss): 29 minutes*, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals
vs Connecticut (85-83 loss): 26 minutes*, 17 points, 8 assists (tied career high), 5 rebounds  

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, June 3 vs Washington (7:00 ET, NBA TV/League Pass)
Saturday, June 7 at Chicago (8:00 ET, CBS)

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Las Vegas Aces (4-2)
Tiffany Mitchell
6 games, 13.2 mpg, 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.8 apg
Against Los Angeles, Mitchell drained a corner three at the end of the first half that gave flashbacks to the three against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament in Jacksonville. Back to the present day, Mitchell appears to be a solid addition for the Aces.

Last week:
vs Los Angeles (96-81 win): 14 minutes, 5 points, 2 assists, rebound
at Seattle (75-70 win): 15 minutes, 3 points, rebound, steal

A’ja Wilson
6 games (6 starts), 33.5 mpg, 22.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.7 bpg, 2.3 spg
Against the Sparks, Wilson became the first player in WNBA history with multiple games of 35 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. She currently ranks third in the league in scoring, first in blocks, fourth in steals, third in total rebounds, ninth in minutes played, 14th in assists, sixth in free throws made, eighth in free throws attempted, sixth in free throw percentage (92.5%), and she leads the league in efficiency. I could go on. She’s also worn five different versions of her A’Ones in six games – one of which forced a turnover against Los Angeles.

Last week:
vs Los Angeles (96-81 win): 36 minutes*, 35 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks
at Seattle (75-70 win): 35 minutes*, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists, 3 steals

Upcoming games:
Saturday, June 7 at Golden State (3:00 ET, ABC)

Los Angeles Sparks (2-6)
Sania Feagin
1 game, 1.0 mpg
Feagin did not appear in a game last week.

Last week:
vs Atlanta (88-82 loss): DNP-CD
at Las Vegas (96-81 loss): DNP-CD
vs Phoenix (85-80 loss): DNP-CD

Upcoming games:
Friday, June 6 at Dallas (9:30 ET, Ion)

Seattle Storm (3-4)
Zia Cooke
6 games, 11.2 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.7 apg
Cooke continues to be part of Seattle’s rotation. She had her most productive game of the season against Atlanta. 

Last week:
at Minnesota (82-77 loss): 6 minutes, 2 points
vs Atlanta (94-87 loss): 18 minutes, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
vs Las Vegas (75-70 loss): 10 minutes, steal

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, June 3 vs Dallas (9:30 ET, ESPN)
Saturday, June 7 at Phoenix (10:00 ET, League Pass)

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