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Syracuse women’s basketball alum Brittney Sykes drops a season-high 25 points for LA Sparks

Former Syracuse Orange and current Los Angles Sparks WNBA player Brittney Sykes carried her team to a 93-91 victory against the Dallas Wings on May 31st behind a season-high 25 points.

Sykes was electric in the Sparks’ hard-fought win Tuesday night, collecting her 25 points on 72.7% shooting from the field on 8-11 shot attempts. Sykes also made 8-10 free throws along with dishing six assists, grabbing one rebound, and collecting two steals in 26 minutes of action.

The Sparks started the matchup in dominant fashion, scoring five unanswered points and maintaining a lead against Dallas until the 6:11 mark of the fourth quarter when guard Marina Mabrey made a layup to give the wings a 79-78 lead.