Angel Reese delivered her first WNBA triple-double with 11 factors, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to steer the Chicago Sky to a 78-66 win over the Connecticut Solar in a Commissioner’s Cup recreation.
Reese’s triple-double was the second within the WNBA this season, together with the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark. It was the primary triple-double from a Sky participant since Courtney Williams in 2023.
Reese and rookie guard Hailey Van Lith dealt with ball distribution within the absence of injured veteran level guard Courtney Vandersloot. The win for Chicago was the crew’s first since Vandersloot’s season-ending knee harm on June 7 towards Indiana.
Van Lith dropped 16 factors off the bench for Chicago (3-7), marking a brand new season finest on 6-for-8 capturing, with 11 of her factors coming after halftime.
Sky guard Kia Nurse added 11 factors, together with 3-for-3 capturing from 3-point vary. Kamilla Cardoso and Ariel Atkins every tallied 10 factors. Chicago is now 1-3 in Commissioner’s Cup play.
The Sky trailed 8-0 within the recreation’s opening minutes however rallied to say a 38-36 halftime edge. An 8-2 run to open the fourth quarter pushed the sting to 67-56 on a Van Lith jumper with 7:52 to play and Connecticut by no means pulled nearer than 9 factors the remainder of the way in which.
The Sky made 17 of 18 free-throw tries to assist the victory and had a 44-36 rebounding edge.
Connecticut (2-8) obtained a powerful efficiency from guard Marina Mabrey, who was traded from the Sky in 2024. Mabrey drained a season-best 5 3-pointers on 12 makes an attempt en path to 22 factors, but in addition had six turnovers.
Veteran Solar middle Tina Charles tallied 19 factors and 6 rebounds, however Connecticut’s different gamers struggled to contribute.
Connecticut shot 39.1 p.c for the sport (25-for-64) and was 5-for-16 (31 p.c) within the fourth quarter. The Solar fell to 1-3 in Commissioner’s Cup play.
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