Chicago Sky Weekly Update
Published on May 5, 2008 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release
CHICAGO - The WNBA Chicago Sky won two pre-season games last week, defeating Seattle on April 30 and Indiana on May 3 at Milwaukee's Al McGuire Center. This week, the Sky plays its third and final pre-season game against the Los Angeles Sparks, on Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. (CDT) at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. The eagerly-awaited rematch of Final Four foes Sylvia Fowles and Naperville native Candace Parker, the top two picks in the 2008 WNBA Draft, will not happen after all. Parker's travel to Knoxville for her graduation at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 9 preclude the Sparks bringing her to Chicago for the game.
Legendary Sparks center Lisa Leslie and Fowles, who recently played together in Beijing with USA Basketball's Women's National Team, will be available together for a special interview session on Wednesday, May 7, 5:30-6 p.m. at the Sky's practice facility. Leslie is returning to play after taking a season off to have her first child.
Fowles made her professional debut in the Sky's first pre-season game, a 66-46 victory over Seattle. Her former LSU teammate and fellow rookie Quianna Chaney was the game's leading scorer with 11 points. The Sky beat the Indiana Fever three nights later, 81-71, with Fowles earning her first WNBA double-double on a game-high 16 points and game-high 11 rebounds.
SKY ROSTER UPDATE
WNBA All-Star Candice Dupree, along with Dominique Canty, Cathy Joens and Bernadette Ngoyisa will arrive at training camp later this week. Sky players currently in training camp include Quianna Chaney, Kayte Christensen, Sylvia Fowles, Amanda Jackson, Chasity Melvin, Carrie Moore, Jia Perkins, Armintie Price, Brooke Queenan, Stephanie Raymond and Brooke Wyckoff. Claire Coggins, Nina Stone, and Angela Tisdale were released on May 4.
The Sky signed 5'8" guard Erin Grant to a training camp contract on May 5. Grant was selected by the Seattle Storm (39th overall) in the 2006 WNBA Draft. She played in 17 games for the Houston Comets in the 2007 season, averaging 1.5 points and 2.2 assists in 12.4 minutes played. A 2006 graduate of Texas Tech, Grant finished her college career receiving All-Big 12 First Team honors and averaging 12 points and 6.3 assists. She led Mansfield High School in Texas to a 145-6 record and four consecutive state championships, and is the only player in Texas high school basketball history to win four consecutive class 5A state championships. As a senior, she was a first team Street & Smith All-American, state tournament MVP, McDonald's All-American, WBCA All-American, first-team USA Today All-American, and she was named Texas Girls Coaches Association Miss Basketball.
SKY PLAYERS TO SING 7TH INNING STRETCH AT CUBS GAME
Quianna Chaney, Sylvia Fowles and Chasity Melvin will conduct the seventh inning stretch at the Chicago Cubs game on Saturday, May 10. The 2:45 p.m. game against the Arizona Diamondbacks will be broadcast nationally on Fox. The rest of the team and Sky staff will be on hand to cheer them on.
CHICAGO SKY AROUND TOWN
Windy City Summit Ceremony: Sky players Armintie Price and Carrie Moore will participate in the opening reception of the Windy City Summit on Wednesday, May 7. The Summit and reception will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, with the reception starting at 5 p.m. The Windy City Summit is an annual educational conference for the treasury management and financial communities. Sky CEO Margaret Stender is speaking at the luncheon on May 7.
Y-Me Breast Cancer Empowerment Walk: The entire Sky team will support the Breast Cancer Awareness League by walking together in the Y-Me Race to Empowerment on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11 at Chicago's Grant Park.
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