Sparks win first Ogwumike contest

The Sun and the Sparks looked well-matched for the first half, which ended with the Sparks ahead by just 6 points, 44-38.

But the Sparks surged ahead in the 3rd quarter and outscored the Sun 30-10. The game ended with a big 90-64 win for the Sparks.

Both sisters had excellent games. Nneka was the Sparks' leading scorer with 24 points. She also tallied an assist, seven rebounds, two steals and a block. Chiney led the Sun in scoring (18) and rebounding (six, all offensive) and stole the ball twice.

Kayla came off the bench for the Sun for 15 minutes, during which she tallied four points and a rebound.

Candice, who is recovering from knee surgery (meniscus repair), played for 14 minutes for the Sparks, but did not score.

Here are:

• The espnW game recap: Sparks surge past Sun in 1st meeting between Ogwumike sisters,


• A story about the game from Palo Alto Online: Nneka grabs Ogwumike family bragging rights in Sparks' win,


• The box score,


• Photos of Nneka and Chiney:
  They're each other's best fan

  

  They signed autographs before the game

  

  Chiney won the WNBA Rookie of the Week award

  

  Chiney boxes out Nneka

  

  Nneka grabs the rebound

  

  Nneka on defense against Chiney

  

  Chiney on defense against Nneka

  

Ogwumike sisters set to square off

Mechelle Voepel (espnW) writes:

Sunday in Connecticut, Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike will square off as foes for the first time in their WNBA careers. They really don't look forward to it, although they're as upbeat as ever in talking about it.

Click here for the story.

Ogwumike family reunion on Sunday

Nneka and Chiney, teammates in high school and college, will play against each other for the first time on Sunday when Nneka's Los Angeles Sparks visit Chiney's Connecticut Sun.

Kayla Pedersen, who plays for the Sun, and Candice Wiggins, who plays for the Sparks, may also be called in from the bendh.

The game is scheduled for Sunday July 13 at 10 am PT. It will be televised by NBATV and streamed to the internet by WNBA LiveAccess.

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