The Chicago Sky fell short to the Minnesota Lynx 85-75 inside Wintrust Arena on Friday, May 23. The Sky are now 3-3 on the season despite continuing to show fight in each of their losses.

Kamilla Cardoso led Chicago in scoring for the second consecutive contest, finishing with 17 points and seven rebounds while drilling all nine of her looks from the free throw line. Saturday’s bout marks the sixth straight game the former Gamecock has corralled at least seven rebounds and the first in which she reached the charity stripe at least nine times.

Rookie Sydney Taylor flashed her offensive savvy with her most impressive professional performance of the season. In just her fourth regular season game, she dropped a career-best 11 points off the bench and reeled in a pair of rebounds. Taylor’s 20 minutes surpassed her previous high of 9:33, set against Minnesota on May 17.

Taylor's placement in the second-half lineup led to a quick 10-0 run in the third quarter that got the Sky right back into the game, something that's become a hallmark of the season thus far.

Azurá Stevens was also part of that second-half surge, finishing with six points and three rebounds in her first regular season appearance with the Sky this season. Stevens previously played with the Sky from 2020-22. Her appearance in the lineup helped energize the Sky crowd.

Skylar Diggins stuffed the stat sheet in the loss, scoring 13 points for Chicago, snaring six rebounds and distributing six assists. Rookie Gabriela Jaquez put up seven points and hit one of the two three pointers for Chicago.

The Lynx saw four players score in double figures Saturday. Veteran forward Natasha Howard registered 26 points, collected a season-best 14 rebounds and dished out five assists off an 11 of 15 clip from the field, while guard Courtney Williams tacked on 17 points and eight rebounds. Rookie Olivia Miles recorded 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals, while forward Kayla McBride scored 13 points in a team-leading 35 minutes. The Lynx as a whole garnered a single-game season high of 54 rebounds.

The Sky still have a chance to turn this into an even home stand, with a debut matchup with the expansion Toronto Tempo on Wednesday as well as the final game of the season between the Sky and Lynx on Friday, which will decide the season series.