GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
● Chicago is now on a six-game winning streak, its longest win streak since 2013 (also six games).
● Sky picked up its sixth win in the inaugural WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. Chicago is now 6-2 in Cup games with two remaining on its schedule.
● James Wade continued his pursuit of becoming the Sky’s second-winningest coach of all-time, as he picked up his 40th victory as head coach. He is now just two wins from tying Steven Key for the second-most in franchise history (42).
● Chicago supplanted New York in the WNBA standings, moving into the critical fourth position. If the season ended today, the Sky would own a first-round bye in the WNBA Playoffs, an honor it has not had during the James Wade era.
● Candace Parker moved past WNBA Hall-of-Famer Tamika Catchings with her third defensive rebound of the night which put her career total to 2,400. She finished the game with nine defensive rebounds and is now at 2,406 in her career.
● Candace Parker and Courtney Vandersloot both recorded double-doubles tonight. The last time Chicago had two players with double-doubles in the same game was September 2, 2020 (Courtney Vandersloot & Cheyene Parker).

Postgame Media Availably – Sky at Liberty | June 22, 2021

NEXT UP: The Sky (8-7) and Liberty (7-7) will play their third and final game of the regular season against each other on Thursday, June
24 at 6:00p CT from the Barclays Center. Chicago fans can follow the action on WCIU The U or stream the game via Twitter.

KEY RUNS
● After giving up the first basket of the game, Chicago went on an 8-0 run to open up the game with a lead.
● Early in the second quarter after falling behind by 11, New York went on a 6-0 run to cut the Chicago lead down to five.
● Late in the first half, Chicago went on a 17-5 run to open up a 17-point lead, its largest lead of the game to that point.
● Sky had an 11-2 run from the end of the first half up until the first minute and twenty seconds of the third quarter.

KEY STATS
● Liberty did not convert a single 3-pointer in the first quarter, going 0-9. New York came into tonight’s game leading the WNBA in 3-pointers made at 142, 12 more than second-place Seattle (130).
● Sky’s bench outscored the Liberty’s 34-27.
● The Liberty committed 18 turnovers, which led to Chicago scoring 21 points.
● Chicago outrebounded New York 42-32, and finished with 11 second chance points.
● Sky scored 48 points in the paint. It came into tonight’s game averaging 36.4 points in the paint, which ranked third in the league.

CHICAGO NOTES
● Tonight’s game was the first time the Sky squared off against the Liberty from New York’s new home in the Barclays Center.
● Chicago used the same starting five combination of Courtney Vandersloot, Diamond DeShields, Kahleah Copper, Candace Parker and Stefanie Dolson for the seventh time this season and sixth consecutive game. Chicago has yet to lose when this starting five takes the floor (7-0).
● After finishing the game 4-6, Ruthy Hebard has now made 16 of her last 19 shots. She also reeled in 11 rebounds, tying her career-high.
● Candace Parker finished the game with 23 points and 12 rebounds, recording her 136th career double-double.
● Courtney Vandersloot recorded her fourth straight double-double, scoring ten points and dishing out ten assists. It was her 63rd game with 10+ assists, placing her one game behind Ticha Penicheiro (64) for the most double figure assist games in league history. It was also her 44th double-double with assists.
● After scoring 14 points on 5-12 shooting, Allie Quigley has now scored in double figures six straight games. Quigley (161st career double figure game) recently passed Sylvia Fowles for the most double figure scoring games in Sky history.
● Tonight is the fourth time in the last six games Chicago has scored 90 points or more.