WNBA: CHICAGO SKY defeats Indiana Fever, led by Angel Reese’s career-best performance over Cairtin Clark.
Angel Reese recorded her eighth consecutive double-double, becoming the first rookie since A’ja Wilson to have 25+ points and 15+ rebounds in a single game. Reese’s matchup with the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark did not let down. Following their victory over the Atlanta Dream, the New York Liberty have emerged as the new WNBA league leaders.
In a thrilling victory over Indiana Fever in Illinois, Chicago Sky overcame a 15-point hole behind the scoring of Angel Reese, who finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds.
That was in spite of Caitlin Clark of the Fever, who recorded a franchise-high 13 assists in addition to scoring 17 points for her group.
Although Clark participated in every minute of the game, her collegiate basketball rival outperformed her. Ever since the 2023 NCAA title game, Reese has not defeated Clark before.
When Sky defeated Fever on the third try of the season, their opponents’ four-game winning streak came to a stop.
With 6:38 left, Chicago was down 82-70, but Reese’s 10 points and five rebounds ignited a comeback for the team.
With 2:30 remaining, the scores were tied, and Reese gave the Sky a two-point advantage.
With 27 seconds remaining, Kennedy Carter and Camilla Cardoso each made one of two free throws to make the score 88-84.
The second-place Connecticut Sun fell to the Seattle Storm 72-61 to drop their second straight game.
Stefanie Dolson was a standout player for the Washington Mystics, scoring eighteen points and nailing four three-pointers as her team defeated the Dallas Wings 92-84 and the Phoenix Mercury 73-60.
