The Chicago Sky fell to the Seattle Storm, 68-77, in Chicago on Tuesday, May 28 in Wintrust Arena. With the loss, the Sky fell to 2-3 on the season, 1-2 against the Western Conference, 0-2 at home, and 20-25 against the Storm all-time.
Dana Evans led the Sky in both scoring (13 points) and assists (four, tied with Lindsay Allen). Angel Reese surpassed her previous career high of nine rebounds in the first half alone with 10 after the second quarter and 12 in total. Reese also recorded a career-high three assists to go along with 11 points for her first career double-double.
The Storm recorded three blocks in the first quarter.
Elizabeth Williams scored 12 points to go along with eight rebounds while Chennedy Carter recorded a double-figure scoring game off the bench for the fourth game in a row.
The Sky and the Storm had 10 turnovers each in the first half.
Skylar Diggins-Smith led Seattle in scoring with 21 points while Jewell Loyd recorded 19 points and six assists. Ezi Magbegor recorded a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double to go along with five blocks and three steals, marking only the 11th time in WNBA history a player has recorded at least 10 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks, and three steals in a game and the first time that mark has been reached since Jonquel Jones in 2017. Nneka Ogwumike put up 10 points, five rebounds
Angel Reese recorded a double-double, with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds
Isabelle Harrison returned from a knee injury and made her Chicago Sky regular season debut and scored the first regular season points of her Sky career
Nneka Ogwumike tied Crystal Langhorne for 16th on the WNBA’s all-time offensive rebounds list with 732 career offensive rebounds after Tuesday’s game
Jewell Loyd passed Kayla McBride (1,450 career three-point attempts) for 14th on the WNBA’s all-time three-point attempts list with 1,451 career three-point attempts after Tuesday’s game.
The Sky stay at Wintrust Arena for the final home game of the week on Thursday, May 30 against the Los Angeles Sparks, the first of three matchups between Chicago and Los Angeles this season. The Sparks are 2-4 on the season following their Tuesday night win against the Indiana Fever.
Through the Sparks’ first six games, Dearica Hamby leads the team in scoring with 20.0 points per game to go along with 12.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. 2024 No. 2 overall pick Cameron Brink has started in all six of her first WNBA games, averaging 9.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. 2024 No. 4 overall pick Rickea Jackson made her first WNBA start on Tuesday, recording 12 points to bring her season average to 10.2 points per game. Kia Nurse (12.5) and Lexie Brown (10.7) round out the Sparks’ double-digit scorers.
The Sky are 16-35 against the Sparks all-time after going 3-1 against them last season. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., will be broadcast locally on WMEU-TV, and can be streamed on the Marquee Sports Network App.
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