Awak Kuier turned the paint into a no-fly zone on Prime, and by the time it was over she'd rewritten the Dallas Wings record book. The forward piled up block after block against Indiana, and Twitter was tracking every single one in real time.
Awak Kuier with the BLOCK on Caitlin Clark ❌ She has 3 blocks so far for the Wings. https://t.co/5xJCI8cK94
It didn't stop there. Kuier kept climbing — 4 blocks, then 5, all before halftime, a number no Wings player had ever reached in a single half. The updates came fast enough that it started to feel less like a stat line and more like a highlight reel on a loop.
MAKE IT 5 BLOCKS FOR AWAK KUIER IN THE 1ST HALF 😱 https://t.co/whBJfFD6G5
By the second half she'd matched her career high and kept going, finishing with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and a career-best 7 blocks, according to Dallas Sports Journal. That total broke the franchise record of 5, previously held by Teaira McCowan — a mark Kuier herself had already matched earlier in her career before shattering it outright.
A defensive masterclass from Awak Kuier in the Wings’ home victory 😤 She records a career-high 7 BLOCKS, setting a new @DallasWings franchise record and becomes the third player this season with 7 in a game! https://t.co/jJv33V3UQq
The Wings held on for a 91-85 win over the Fever at American Airlines Center on August 20, snapping Indiana's 5-game winning streak, per CBS Texas. Arike Ogunbowale led the way offensively with 32 points and crossed 5,000 career points in the process, but it was Kuier's defense that dictated the game's tempo — Wings coach José Fernández credited her athleticism for helping hold Indiana to just 28 points in the paint, a marked improvement over their previous two matchups.
For a Wings team still fighting for playoff positioning, a night like this from a 22-year-old forward is the kind of development that matters more than the box score suggests. Kuier's block numbers have been trending up all year, and now she's got the franchise record — plus a share of the league lead in single-game blocks this season — to show for it.