A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Howard was selected first overall by the Dream in the 2022 WNBA draft. She starred for the Kentucky Wildcats, where she was a four-time All-SEC First Team selection, three-time All-American and the WBCA Freshman of the Year in 2019.

They took out Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in a dominant 88-70 victory at Gateway Center Arena. Atlanta's big win was thanks in large part to Rhyne Howard, who caught fire in this one. The two-time All-Star went off for a game-high 36 points on 12-of-25 shooting,

Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky have struggled to turn the season around early, suffering their third straight loss to the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.

The previous time the Washington Mystics took the floor, the WNBA’s youngest team had its best offensive performance of the season in a 37-point win. In the six-day break that followed, the Mystics were looking forward to the time off and the chance to get in some practice time after a busy start to the year.

Fresh off a dominant 37-point victory, the 4-6 Washington Mystics matched up with the surging 7-3 Atlanta Dream, who entered Sunday’s matinee winners of five of their last six contests. Atlanta continued its hot streak at CareFirst Arena,