Chicago Sky at New York Liberty
· WNBA Commissioner's CupLiberty beat the Sky 85-66 to become the 9th team in WNBA history to start a season 9-0
New York, off to its best start in franchise history, scored the first 12 points of the game and cruised from there.
Kennedy Burke made a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner off a nice no-look pass by Ionescu with 1.4 seconds left in the first half to take a 52-32 lead. Ionescu had 14 points in the first half and Stewart added 13.
The Liberty ended the third quarter on an 11-0 run and scored the opening six points of the fourth for a 76-42 advantage.
Chicago had 22 turnovers and 28 field goals.
Burke finished with 15 points and three 3-pointers. Nyara Sabally made her first career start in place of Jonquel Jones, who did not play due to an ankle injury, and finished with nine points in 15 minutes.
Angel Reese led Chicago (2-6) with a season-high 17 points and 11 rebounds. Reese's 30th career double-double came in her 42nd game — the fewest needed to reach the mark in WNBA history.
Chicago rookie guard Hailey Van Lith made her first WNBA 3-pointer with 1:09 left in the fourth.
The Sky announced Sunday that Courtney Vandersloot had an MRI that revealed a torn ACL. She spent the previous two seasons in New York and helped the Liberty win the WNBA title last year before returning to Chicago this season.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 85 |
| 4th 9.0 |  |
Elizabeth Williams defensive rebound | 66 - 85 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Jaylyn Sherrod misses 17-foot two point shot | 66 - 85 |
| 4th 34.1 | |
Maddy Westbeld makes 11-foot two point shot | 66 - 85 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 34-71 |
| 42.4 | Field Goal % | 47.9 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 26.1 | Three Point % | 27.6 |
| 4-7 | FT | 9-11 |
| 57.1 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,081 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 0 | W9 | 1 | 9 |
 Atlanta |
3 | 3 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 6 |
 Indiana |
5 | 5 | L1 | 0.44444445 | 4 |
 Washington |
5.5 | 6 | W1 | 0.4 | 4 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 6 | L2 | 0.25 | 2 |
 Connecticut |
7 | 7 | L1 | 0.22222222 | 2 |
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