WNBA Chicago Sky

Chicago Sky Weekly Update

Published on May 21, 2007 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release


CHICAGO - The WNBA Chicago Sky will face the Los Angeles Sparks in their first home game of the 2007 season on Tuesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at UIC Pavilion.

The Sky lost their season opener in New York on Sunday, 71-83. The Sky led through the third quarter, but couldn't keep pace with a barrage of fourth-quarter three-pointers. The Liberty rallied back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter to take the lead for good at the start of the fourth. Erin Thorn led the Liberty attack with a career-high 28 points, and the Liberty matched a franchise record with 13 three- pointers. Monique Currie led the Sky with 20 points and 11 rebounds, the only player on either team to finish with a double-double. The Sky's 2006 rookie All-Star Candice Dupree finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds; rookie Armintie Price scored 6, with 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 5 assists.

SKY HISTORY AGAINST SPARKS

The Sky faced Los Angeles twice in 2006 and lost both games. Jia Perkins stood out offensively, leading the team in points scored during both games, with a team- high 12 points during the May 30, 2006 game and 19 points and 9 rebounds in the June 9, 2006 loss to the Sparks.

PRE-GAME FESTIVITIES AT HOME OPENER - MAY 22

At the home opener on May 22 at 7 p.m., the Sky will debut the team's new song, "To the Sky." The song was written by well-known Chicago composers Gary Fry and Russell Pike, and will be performed after visiting team player introductions by the Soul Children of Chicago and Midwest Young Artists Voices Rising, along with the Sky Drumline.

CHICAGO SKY AROUND TOWN

Wednesday, May 23: From 4 to 5 p.m., Sky forward Claire Coggins will appear at Beverly Branch Library (2121 W. 95th St) as part of the team's summer reading program partnership with the Chicago Public Library (CPL). This appearance marks the second of 12 "Reading Time-Outs," with players visiting local library branches to encourage the 45,000-plus annual participants CPL's City of Big Readers Summer Reading Program. At the end of the summer, the Sky will recognize one lucky reader from each of the 79 CPL branches as part of the Chicago Sky Reading All-Star Team at a Sky game in August.

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