Vandersloot has triple-double to help Sky beat Wings
Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot tallied 13 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to become the seventh player to have a triple-double in WNBA history. The Sky beat the Wings 114-99.
CHICAGO (AP) - Courtney Vandersloot became the seventh player to have a triple-double in WNBA history, finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best 15 assists in the Chicago Sky's 114-99 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night.
Vandersloot set a franchise record with 10 first-half assists and tied her team mark of 14 midway through the third quarter. Ticha Penicheiro holds the league record with 16, which she accomplished twice - in 1998 and 2002.
Kahleah Copper scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting to help Chicago (8-16) snap a four-game losing streak. Allie Quigley added 21 points as the Sky scored the most points in franchise history, topping 107.
Dallas center Elizabeth Cambage's consecutive games with 35-plus points came to an end after being double-teamed for much of the game. She finished with 23 points for her 13th 20-point game of the season.
Skylar Diggins-Smith added 21 points for Dallas (14-10), and Azura Stevens had 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Jewell Loyd scored 20 of her season-high 31 points in the second half to help WNBA-leading Seattle beat Connecticut.
Loyd was 11 of 15 from the field - hitting four of Seattle's 11 3-pointers.
Sue Bird added 17 points and three 3-pointers to help Seattle (18-6) win for the eighth time on the road this season. She moved into third, passing Becky Hammon, in WNBA history with her 830th 3-pointer. Breanna Stewart chipped in with 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Chiney Ogwumike had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Connecticut (12-12).