Shoni Schimmel couldn’t have gotten off to any better start in her debut in the Women’s National Basketball Association, scoring 26 points and making 21 assists in her first two games.
Meanwhile, Angel McCoughtry, another former University of Louisville All American, is leading the league in scoring with 24 points per game. Their team is undefeated after two games.
The Dream will celebrate Native American Night on Friday, May 30 when it hosts Seattle in honor of Shoni who grew up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
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Asia Taylor has averaged just under nine minutes in two games with the Minnesota Lynx, averaging two points per game.
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The Los Angeles Sparks cut former U of L standout Antonita Slaughter and the Connecticut Sun waived former University of Kentucky center DeNesha Stallworth.