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CATS IN THE PROS: Atlanta Dream, star Rhyne Howard clinch WNBA playoff spot

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With the WNBA postseason just days away, many teams across the league had little to play for on Thursday, Sept. 19, having already secured their seed in the playoffs or been eliminated.

Rhyne Howard, a Kentucky women’s basketball legend, and her Atlanta Dream were ones that had to leave everything on the table and did so, clinching the No. 8 seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs with a 78-67 victory over the New York Liberty, which held the best record in the WNBA this season at 32-8.

Kentucky Wildcats guard Rhyne Howard wears a crown recognizing her during the team’s return from the SEC Tournament championship game on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Joe Craft Center in Lexington, Kentucky.