Arlington, TX (July 6, 2025) – The Dallas Wings will travel to the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night, just four days after they last met. Tipoff at PHX Arena is at 9 p.m. CT, with the game airing locally in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area on KFAA29. Ron Thulin and Fran Harris will have the call.

Led by the 2025 rookie class, the Wings scored a 98-89 win on Thursday night in Texas in what was the second meeting of the season between Dallas and Phoenix. The Wings were the first team in 25 years to start four rookies as Paige Bueckers, Aziaha James, JJ Quinerly and Luisa Geiselsöder were joined in the starting five alongside Li Yueru. James posted career bests of 28 points, six rebounds and six assists, while Quinerly also had a career night with 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Bueckers added 23 points for her seventh 20-point game of the year – third most by a rookie in franchise history.  

The win over Phoenix marked the Wings’ fifth victory in their last seven games. Dallas started the year 1-11 and has improved to 6-13. The Mercury enter Monday's contest 12-6 having lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Following Monday’s game, the Wings remain on the road to face the Chicago Sky on Wednesday. Tipoff at Wintrust Arena is slated for 7 p.m. CT, with the game airing locally on KFAA29.

How to Follow 

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2025 Wings-Mercury Schedule & Results

6/22 at PHX       L, 80-93

7/3 at DAL         W, 98-89

7/7 at PHX         9 p.m.

9/11 at DAL       7 p.m.

Phoenix leads the all-time series 49-33

Game Status Report 

DiJonai Carrington – Out (Rib)

Ty Harris – Out (Left Knee)

Arike Ogunbowale – Out (Left Thumb)

Maddy Siegrist – Out (Right Knee)

Notable Storylines 

The Wings’ Fab Four … The Dallas Wings featured a starting lineup with four rookies on July 3 against the Phoenix Mercury. It marked the first time any WNBA team had that many rookies in a starting lineup since 2000, when the Minnesota Lynx did so 12 times. The lineup included Paige Bueckers, Aziaha James, JJ Quinerly and Luisa Geiselsöder, along with Li Yueru.

Rookies Running Wild … The rookie class showed up in a big way on Thursday against the Phoenix Mercury, who entered the contest with the league’s second-best record. Aziaha James recorded career bests of 28 points, six rebounds and six assists, paired with career highs of 10 field goals and five 3-pointers; JJ Quinerly also finished with career highs in points (17), rebounds (5) and assists (7) in her second career start; Paige Bueckers followed with the seventh 20-point game of her career, tallying 23 points, four rebounds, five assists and one steal – she passed Sandy Brondello for No. 3 in franchise history for most 20-point games by a rookie.

Bueckers Earns All-Star Starting Nod … Dallas Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers was voted a 2025 WNBA All-Star Game starter, the league announced on Monday. She is the 10th rookie to be selected as a starter following Caitlin Clark (2024), Aliyah Boston (2023), Shoni Schimmel (2014), Elena Delle Donne (2013), Brittney Griner (2013), Maya Moore (2011), Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002) and Chamique Holdsclaw (1999). Bueckers had the highest weighted score for all guards when combining Fan, Media and Player rankings.

Wings Make History at AAC … The Dallas Wings battled the Indiana Fever in front of a sellout crowd of 20,409 on June 27 at the American Airlines Center, marking the largest WNBA attendance in Texas state history. In addition to the Texas WNBA attendance record which outpaced previous standards by the Houston Comets and San Antonio Silver Stars, it marked just the eighth regular-season game in WNBA history to feature more than 20,000 fans in attendance, and 10th overall, including the postseason. It also established a franchise regular-season attendance record. The Wings become just the fourth team in WNBA history to host a game which drew more than 20,000 fans, joining the Washington Mystics, Las Vegas Aces and Detroit Shock.