Chicago Sky win 90-75, Seattle Storm skid hits franchise record 9
Jul 22, 2023, 8:39 PM | Updated: 9:03 pm
Seattle Storm coach Noelle Quinn and Jewell Loyd during a June 11, 2023 game. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
(Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SEATTLE (AP) — Kahleah Copper matched her career-high with 29 points, making all 11 of her free throw attempts, to help the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 90-75 on Saturday night, extending the Storm’s losing streak to a franchise record nine games.
Chicago Sky 90, Seattle Storm 75: Box score
Marina Mabrey added 22 points, including hitting four 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had nine points, a career-high 17 rebounds, a career-best tying four steals and three blocks for Chicago (9-13). The Sky snapped a four-game losing streak.
Copper hit a 3-pointer to cap Chicago’s 7-2 opening, Ruthy Hebard scored inside to make it 24-10 late in the first quarter and the Sky led by double figures the rest of the way.
Talk that talk @kahleahcopper 👏
Kahleah Copper delivered a strong performance for the @chicagosky tying her career-high, dropping 29 PTS in their victory versus the Seattle Storm #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/TRqzpWOFWT
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 23, 2023
Ezi Magbegor led Seattle (4-18) with 14 points. Jewell Loyd, the league’s leading scorer (24.9 per game) and the MVP of the WNBA All-Star Game earlier this month, scored 12 points, tying her season low.
The rookie, @ladylynn22_, finds @gabbywilliams15 and the @seattlestorm make it an 11 PT game in the 3Q 💪
📺 @NBATV pic.twitter.com/6HNZihQWVw
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 23, 2023
Loyd, who also scored 12 points in a loss 79-63 loss to Las Vegas on Thursday, has made just 5 of 24 from the field over the past two games.
Seattle has lost 11 of its last 13 games. The Storm’s previous record of eight consecutive losses was set in 2000 against teams like the defunct Sacramento Monarchs, Utah Starzz, Detroit Shock and Portland Fire.
