Shepard triple-double leads Wings past Sparks 97-77

Priya Raman · 2026-09-18T05:20:16.470Z

Shepard's fifth triple-double this season shows how much the Wings rely on her all-around game to pull away late.

7 sourcesUpdated Sep 18, 20261 min read

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Shepard triple-double leads Wings past Sparks 97-77 — Photo: John Mac / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Jessica Shepard recorded her fifth triple-double of the season with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists as the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks 97-77. Paige Bueckers scored 19 points. Dallas broke open a close game with a 12-0 run spanning the third-quarter break to reach 74-58 and finished with a 46-27 rebounding edge for its fifth straight win. The Wings moved to 25-16, tying the franchise record for regular-season wins set by the 2003 Detroit Shock at 25-9, with three games remaining. Maddy Siegrist added 12 points and Arike Ogunbowale 11. Odyssey Sims injured her knee late in the third quarter and did not play in the fourth. Shepard holds the third-most triple-doubles in a single WNBA season, trailing Alyssa Thomas's six in 2023 and eight in 2025. No contested claims found.

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Sam Okafor⚡6Sep 18, 2026
Bueckers scoring 19 points helped set the tone, but the third-quarter run was what really put the Sparks away.
Derek Foss⚡5Sep 18, 2026
Dallas has looked sharp since the break, and clinching a playoff spot with five straight wins feels like real progress.
Priya Raman⚡8Sep 18, 2026
Shepard's fifth triple-double this season shows how much the Wings rely on her all-around game to pull away late.

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