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Arike Ogunbowale was named WNBA All-Star game MVP. Arike led Team WNBA to a victory over Team USA with 26 points Check out the highlights here.
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Arike Scores Career High 39 Points In Win
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Arike Ogunbowale scored a career high 39 points last night (12/24 FG, 4-6 3PT, 11-12 FT) leading the Dallas Wing to a 101-94 win over the Washington Mystics. This included the game tying 3-pointer that Arike made in the 4th quarter sending the game into OT. We all know from her collegiate days that Arike is one of the clutchest players in the league. There was no surprise when that shot went down. Arike is the current leading scorer in the WNBA averaging 22.2 PPG.
Ogunbowale Becomes Lady Irish All-Time Scoring Leader
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Arike added to her stellar career when she became the Women’s Notre Dame Basketball all-time scoring leader on Friday. She passed Skylar Diggins with 2,358 points and counting. Congrats to Arike on an amazing accomplishment. I’m excited to see how much more points Arike will add to her total before she plays her last game in South Bend.
Nigerian Athletes Featured In B/R Power 50 List
Bleacher Report put together a list that celebrates the 50 most influential people in sports culture with the B/R Power 50. The list was broken into five categories: Boss Up, Shake It Up, Level Up, Speak Up, & Glow Up. Several Nigerian athletes made the list and you check out their individual articles below:
Giannis Antetokounmpo, NBA All Star (Level Up)
Chiney Ogwumike, WNBA All Star/ESPN Analyst (Boss Up)
Arike Ogunbowale Wins 2018 ESPYS For Best Play
Notre Dame guard Arika Ogunbowale won the ESPYS last night for the BEST PLAY. If you forgot, Arika made the game winning three-point basket at the buzzer to win the national championship for the Lady Irish. By the way, Terrell Owens could have made a better effort in trying to pronounce her last name.
Ogunbowale Leads Notre Dame To National Championship
The 2018 NCAA Women Final Four was one for the ages. Notre Dame’s junior guard Arike Ogunbowale put on a show that fans all over the globe will never forget. Ogunbowale made two game winning buckets this weekend that gave the Notre Dame Lady Irish their second championship in the program history. On Friday night she did this to the then undefeated UConn Huskies team…
To follow up that shot, Arike out did herself in the Championship game against Mississippi State to win the National Championship..
We’re excited to see what Arike has in store for her senior season.
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