GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

● Chicago saw seven players (Kahleah Copper, Candace Parker, Stefanie Dolson, Allie Quigley, Courtney Vandersloot, Diamond DeShields, Azur  Stevens) score in double figures to help lead the Sky to a 91-81 win over the Wings.

● With Sky center Astou Ndour-Fall having returned from Spain and made available prior to tip-off, Wednesday’s game against the Wings was the first time the Sky had its complete, 11-player roster available this season.

● Sky Head Coach and General Manager James Wade recorded his 42nd win at the helm of the Sky on Wednesday. This propels him into a tie alongside former Sky head coach Steven Key for the second-most victories in franchise history.

● Sky forward Candace Parker moved into seventh place all-time in career blocks. She batted away two shots against the Wings.

● Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot dished out 12 assists against the Wings, which puts her in a tie with Ticha Penicheiro for most games recording 10 or more assists in a career (64). Vandersloot also finished with 10 points, good for the 45th double-double of her career.

● Sky forward Candace Parker recorded her 137th career double-double and recorded 10 points to go with 10 rebounds.

 

Postgame Media Availability – Sky at Wings | June 30, 2021

 

NEXT UP: The Chicago Sky (10-8) will square off against the Dallas Wings (8-9) for the second game of a two-game set at College Park Center on Friday, July 2, at 7:00 p.m. CT. Sky fans can cheer on the team by tuning into The U/ CBSSN.

 

KEY RUNS

● The Sky kicked off tonight’s contest with a 9-3 run over 2:42 minutes of action, then went on a 15-2 run near the end of the first quarter.

● Chicago went on a 8-0 run in the opening minutes of the second quarter.

● The Wings had a 14-4 run to cut into Chicago’s double-digit lead late in the second quarter.

● Dallas opened the second half on a 12-3 run to cut the Sky’s lead to just 13 points.

● Late in the third quarter, the Wings sparked a 9-0 run and trailed the Sky by less than 10 points. Earlier in the game, Dallas was behind by as many as 30.

 

KEY STATS

● Coming into tonight’s game, Dallas was shooting 84.2% from the free throw line, which ranked second in the league only behind Chicago at 87.5%. Dallas went 13-16 (81.3%) from the charity stripe tonight, outdoing Chicago’s 13-19 (68.4%) performance from the line.

● After a hot start from downton, Chicago ended up shooting 6-13 (46.2%) from behind the arc in the first half, and would finish the game 10 of 23.

● The Wings outscored Chicago 45-34 in bench points.

● The Sky’s offensive performance tonight was the first time in franchise history that the team had seven players score 10 or more points in a single game.

● Chicago scored 21 points off turnovers in comparison to Dallas (17).

 

CHICAGO NOTES

● The Sky’s offense started strong against the Wings, as Chicago scored 30 points, shot 63% from the field and led 30-11 in the first quarter. In comparison, the Sky failed to score 20 points in any quarter against the Connecticut Sun on June 27.

● The Wings scored just 11 points in the first quarter, the lowest total number of points the Sky has surrendered in a single quarter this season.

● The Sky led 51-29 at the end of the first half and with the win, the team is now 9-0 when leading after the first two quarters of play this season.

● Sky guard Allie Quigley finished the game scoring 10 points. Tonight was Quigley’s ninth straight game scoring in double figures.

● Sky center Stefanie Dolson knocked down her 100th career three-pointer with 6:54 to play in the first quarter.

● After pulling in eight defensive rebounds in tonight’s game, Sky forward Candace Parker has moved into second place all-time, just ahead of Lisa Leslie.

● With the win, Chicago moves to 7-3 on the road and has scored 90 points in a game in six of its last nine games