Awak Kuier Breaks Wings Single-Game Blocks Record
“They have really good drivers, so I just made sure that I was there on time.”Read More on Sports...The franchise's previous single-game blocks record was five, which Kuier matched in a game against the Connecticut Sun during her rookie season in 2021. On Thursday against the Fever, Kueir also scored 11 points and record eight rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes.“She was amazing,” Wings head coach Jose Fernandez said. “Her athleticism and her versatility coming from her playing on the wing caused a lot of disruption.”Kuier Is Also Wings' All-Time Blocks LeaderEarlier this month, Kuier became the Wings' all-time blocks leader when she passed Teaira McCowan's 113 career regular-season blocks.
- ▪“They have really good drivers, so I just made sure that I was there on time.”Read More on Sports...The franchise's previous single-game blocks record was five, which Kuier matched in a game against the Connecticut Sun during her rookie sea
- ▪On Thursday against the Fever, Kueir also scored 11 points and record eight rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes.“She was amazing,” Wings head coach Jose Fernandez said.
- ▪“Her athleticism and her versatility coming from her playing on the wing caused a lot of disruption.”Kuier Is Also Wings' All-Time Blocks LeaderEarlier this month, Kuier became the Wings' all-time blocks leader when she passed Teaira McCowa
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By Sam Garcia0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Forward Awak Kuier continues to make Dallas Wings franchise history as one of the best defenders in the WNBA.Just a day after her 25th birthday, Kuier broke the Wings' single-game blocks record with seven in the Wings' 91-85 win over the Indiana Fever on Thursday.“I feel like I needed to be there and help in the paint,” Kuier said after the game. “They have really good drivers, so I just made sure that I was there on time.”Read More on Sports...The franchise's previous single-game blocks record was five, which Kuier matched in a game against the Connecticut Sun during her rookie season in 2021.
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