The Chicago Sky fell to the Indiana Fever 83-91 in their second matchup of the season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, June 16. With the loss, the Sky moved to 4-9 on the season, 2-7 against the Eastern Conference, 3-4 on the road and 28-40 against the Fever all time.
Marina Mabrey led the Sky in scoring with 22 points and three rebounds while Chennedy Carter scored 18 points and four assists in the first start of her Sky career. Angel Reese notched her sixth consecutive double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds to go along with five assists. Kamilla Cardoso recorded her first career double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds. To round out Chicago’s double-digit scorers, reserve guard Dana Evans scored 12 points and three assists.
Reese’s sixth consecutive double-double ties the WNBA’s all-time record for consecutive such games by a first-year player (tied Cindy Brown and Tina Charles) (Across the Timeline).
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Caitlin Clark led the Fever in scoring with 23 points and tied a season high in game with nine assists. Aliyah Boston had a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds with four blocks, the latter two of which tied her career highs. Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points with four rebounds and NaLyssa Smith scored 15 points with seven rebounds.
Clark is the first player in WNBA history to get to 200 points, 75 rebounds and 75 assists in their first 15 games (Across the Timeline).
The Sky return home to Wintrust Arena to take on the Dallas Wings on Thursday, June 20. Chicago and Dallas have squared off twice this season, splitting the season series so far 1-1.
In the first game between the two teams – the season opener – Chicago fell to Dallas, 79-87. All five of the Sky’s starters scored in double figures, with Marina Mabrey leading the way with 19 points and nine rebounds. Angel Reese made her WNBA debut in that game, recording 12 points and five rebounds.
In that first matchup, Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas in scoring with 25 points, combining with Natasha Howard (15), Teaira McCowan (18) and Maddy Siegrist (13) to score 71 of the Wings’ 87 points (81.6%).
In the second game between the two teams, Diamond DeShields led the Sky in scoring with 16 points to help power Chicago to its first win of the season. Again, all five starters scored in double figures, with Reese posting 11 points and nine rebounds, Elizabeth Williams stuffing the stat sheet with 12 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks, five steals and three assists, and Mabrey scoring 14.
Ogunbowale scored 35 of Dallas’s 71 points in the second game between the two teams, making all 11 of her free-throw attempts. Kalani Brown scored 11 off the bench.
The Sky are 1-1 this season against Dallas, 26-26 all time and 2-2 against the Western Conference this season.
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