Ten miles southwest of where Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers received a roaring ovation Wednesday night at the Target Center, she first learned how to shoot a basketball. She was just another anonymous ponytailed kid who spent her winters in the gymnasium.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers made her return to Minnesota on Wednesday night — the state she called home for the first 18 years of her life. She and the Wings took on the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center in a tightly contested game, ultimately falling 85–81.

Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers will be making her return to her hometown for the team’s game against the Lynx.