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When the Tulsa Shock moved its WNBA franchise to Dallas this season, nobody was more excited than Odyssey Sims.

Before she became an All-American for Baylor, Sims was rated the No. 1 point guard in the country at Irving MacArthur High School.

Since the Dallas Wings play home games at College Park Center on the University of Texas at Arlington campus, it’s easy for Sims’ friends and family to see her play.

“I’m from this area, so it’s great to be back home,” Sims said. “The move was great, the fans are great. Everybody is really excited about women’s basketball now that Dallas has a team.”

The Wings will host the Phoenix Mercury at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a game that will be televised on ESPN2. Starring for Phoenix is former Baylor All-America center Brittney Griner who teamed with Sims to produce a 40-0 national championship season in 2012.

They’ve become accustomed to playing against each other the last three years in the WNBA after playing together for three seasons at Baylor.

Sims helped the Wings beat the Mercury, 117-111, in a wild triple-overtime game Saturday in Phoenix. She was at her best in crunch time as she scored 10 of her 18 points in the third overtime.