MINNEAPOLIS — Arike Ogunbowale is still looking to find her rhythm in the 2025 WNBA season, but she took a big step forward on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Although the Dallas Wings were defeated by a final score of 85-81 in a loss to the Minnesota Lynx, Ogunbowale led Dallas with 21 points.

“I think just getting comfortable with the offense, with the team, with the coaches,” Ogunbowale said of where her game is at right now. “I mean, it's a new everything. So just giving myself grace but trying to be there for my team and them being there for me. This is a better game than last game. Obviously we want the win. We're gonna keep getting better. We got, what, 41 games left? But this is a step.”

She was not especially efficient — 8-20 from the field and 5-13 from beyond the arc — but it was an improvement. Ogunbowale most recently struggled against the Seattle Storm, so she needed a bounce back game. Arike did everything she could to lead the Wings to their first win of the season, but Dallas ultimately fell short. The team is now 0-3 overall in 2025.

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However, Ogunbowale joined a legend on Wednesday, another positive note despite the defeat. Ogunbowale tied former Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi for the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 500 career three-pointers made.

“I mean, she's a legend so anytime you can make an imprint in this league, it's just a hard league,” Ogunbowale said of accomplishing the feat. “A lot of great players… I'm glad I was able to celebrate it in the locker room with my team.”

The Wings will try to avoid an 0-4 start on Saturday against the Dream in Atlanta. If Arike Ogunbowale continues to score at a high level then Dallas should be able to get things going sooner rather than later.