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Rhyne Howard’s career-high 43 points help Atlanta Dream set franchise scoring record

AP file photo by Danny Karnik / Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard made six 3-pointers as part of a 14-for-20 shooting performance in Sunday's home win against the Los Angeles Sparks.
AP file photo by Danny Karnik / Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard made six 3-pointers as part of a 14-for-20 shooting performance in Sunday's home win against the Los Angeles Sparks. AP file photo by Danny Karnik / Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard made six 3-pointers as part of a 14-for-20 shooting performance in Sunday's home win against the Los Angeles Sparks.

By The Associated Press 2 min read

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Rhyne Howard hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 43 points — one shy of Atlanta’s single-game franchise record — on 14-of-20 shooting to help the Dream set their single-game scoring record and the beat the Los Angeles Sparks 112-84 in a WNBA matchup Sunday.

Howard starred for Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, before going on to an All-America career with the Kentucky Wildcats and being taken by the Dream with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound guard became the league’s rookie of the year.

Allisha Gray scored 15 points and Nia Coffey had 13 for the Dream.

Atlanta (7-8), which has won back-to-back games after a three-game skid, set a season high for points in a game and topped the 100-point plateau for the second time this season.

Howard shot 9-for-12 from the field and scored 25 points before halftime — a franchise record for points in the first half and the most points scored by a WNBA player in a half this season.