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Teresa Weatherspoon Earns First Career WNBA Head Coaching Victory in 83-74 Win Over Dallas

May 18, 2024 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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The Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings, 83-74, on Saturday, May 18 for their first victory of the 2024 regular season. The win marked head coach Teresa Weatherspoon 's first career head coaching win in the WNBA. With the victory, the Sky moved to 1-1 on the season, 17-8 against the Wings (since moving to Dallas) and 26-26 against the franchise all time (including Detroit and Tulsa).

Elizabeth Williams had a career game in the win, tying her career high of five steals in the victory to go along with a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double, three assists and five blocks. Diamond DeShields led the Sky in scoring with 16 points in 24 minutes, also recording five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.

In the win, the Sky surpassed their 2023 season high of 18 offensive rebounds with 19 offensive boards and 42 total rebounds. Marina Mabrey also had a career outing, tallying a career-high five steals along with a near-triple-double (14 points, nine rebounds, eight assists). Angel Reese recorded 11 points and nine rebounds, seven of which were offensive boards, while Dana Evans and Chennedy Carter recorded 12 points apiece.

Dallas guard Arike Ogunbowale scored 35 of the Wings' 74 points, attempting 28 field goals. Kalani Brown recorded 11 points and nine rebounds while rookie Stephanie Soares blocked four shots off the bench.

Other highlights include:

Elizabeth Williams passed Tangela Smith (658) for 21st on the WNBA's all time offensive rebounds list with 663 after Saturday's game

Williams' performance marked the third time in WNBA history a player finished a game with 10+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ steals and 5+ blocks. Joins Candace Parker and Natasha Howard (Across the Timeline)

Mabrey's performance marked the fifth time in WNBA history a player finished a game with 10+ points, 9+ rebounds, 8+ assists and 5+ steals. She became the third player to do so in a regulation game, following Swin Cash and Alyssa Thomas (Across the Timeline)

Mabrey's nine rebounds tied her career high, which she set last game against Dallas

Monique Billings made her Wings debut, recording five points, four rebounds and two assists

Arike Ogunbowale passed Cheryl Ford (224) for fourth on the Wings' all-time steals list with 225 after Saturday's game

With 35 points tonight, Ogunbowale tied Maya Moore and Jewell Loyd with eight games of 35 or more points in WNBA history. That ranks tied for third all time, behind Breanna Stewart's 10 and Diana Taurasi's 14 (Across the Timeline)

Ogunbowale passed Glory Johnson (612 career free throws) for fourth on the Wings' all-time free throws list with 620 after Saturday's game

Chicago's 13 blocks matched the all-time franchise high, which had previously been set twice. The Sky last reached 13 rebounds in 2015

Kysre Gondrezick made her Sky debut, scoring her first points in a Sky uniform

NEXT UP: The Sky stay on the road and travel to New York to take on the Liberty on Thursday, May 23. After Saturday, the Liberty are 3-0 to open the season with an average margin of victory of 17.3 points. New York is scheduled to play Seattle at home on Monday, May 20 before the matchup with the Sky.

In their first three games, Breanna Stewart is leading the Liberty in scoring with 21.0 points per game. Jonquel Jones is averaging 17.7 points and 10.0 rebounds and Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 13.7 points. Courtney Vandersloot (8.3 points per game) and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (15.0 points per game) have also been key in New York's 3-0 start. The Sky lead the all-time series 34-22.

KEY RUNS:

The Sky went on an 8-0 run from 6:57 to 5:14 in the first quarter

The Wings went on a 19-8 run from 4:55 in the first quarter to 8:14 in the second quarter

The Wings went on an 16-4 run from 4:00 to 0:34 in the second quarter

Chicago went on a 17-7 run from 9:22 to 5:31 in the third quarter

The Wings went on an 8-0 run from 5:19 to 3:36 in the third quarter

The Sky responded with a 27-9 run from 3:19 in the third quarter to 3:19 in the fourth quarter to close out the game

KEY STATS:

The Sky surpassed their totals in points (83), rebounds (42), offensive rebounds (19), assists (25), blocks (13) and steals (15) from the season opener

The Sky's 19 offensive rebounds were six shy of tying the all time franchise record of 25 (set in 2008)

Chicago recorded three blocks in the first quarter, matching their total from the season opener

The Sky then recorded three blocks in the second quarter and five in the fourth quarter

The Sky's 13 blocks were five more than their 2023 season high of eight, which they reached four times

The Wings recorded four blocks in the first quarter

Dallas recorded three blocks in the third quarter

The Sky out-assisted the Wings 25-15

The Sky recorded 13 blocks compared to the Wings' eight

Chicago also recorded 15 steals compared to Dallas's seven

The Sky's 15 steals were two shy of tying the all-time franchise record of 17 set in 2006

Their 15 steals also surpassed their 2023 single-game season high of 14 (set on May 19, 2023 against Minnesota)

The Sky stole the ball four times in the first and third quarter and then recorded five in the fourth quarter

The Sky outscored the Wings in the paint, 46-24

The Sky turned the ball over 19 times but only surrendered six points off those turnovers

The Wings turned the ball over 26 times and allowed 34 points off those turnovers

The Sky are averaging 17.5 offensive rebounds through the first two games, ranking first in the WNBA

The Sky's 80 field goals attempted are three more than their 2023 season high of 77 and are 11 shy of their all-time record of 91

CHICAGO NOTES:

Williams accounted for six of the Sky's 14 points in the first quarter (four points, two points created from assists)

By the end of the first half, Williams recorded eight points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks

DeShields accounted for 10 of the Sky's 14 points in the second quarter (eight points, two points created from assists)

Reese recorded four offensive rebounds in the first quarter, a new career high for offensive rebounds in a quarter

After recording five offensive rebounds in the season opener, Reese finished Saturday's game with seven offensive boards

Reese scored seven points and pulled down four rebounds in the fourth quarter

Mabrey accounted for nine of the Sky's 25 points in the third quarter (seven points, two points created from assists)

Mabrey recorded three of the Sky's five steals in the fourth quarter, tying her career high

Mabrey accounted for 13 of Chicago's 28 points in the fourth quarter (seven points, six points created from assists)

Evans accounted for eight of the Sky's 25 points in the third quarter (six points, two points created from assists)

Carter scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter

Brianna Turner blocked three shots off the bench

DALLAS NOTES:

Ogunbowale scored eight of the Wings' 20 points in the first quarter

Ogunbowale's 35 points surpassed her total from the season opener (25)

Ogunbowale accounted for 12 of the Wings' 22 points in the second quarter (eight points, four points created from assists)

Ogunbowale scored 10 points in the third quarter

Ogunbowale accounted for all 11 of the Wings' fourth-quarter points (nine points scored, two points created from assists)

Kalani Brown scored eight of the Wings' 20 points in the first quarter

After making her WNBA debut on May 15 against Chicago, Soares recorded three blocks in the first quarter

Sevgi Uzun accounted for 12 of Dallas's 21 points in the third quarter (four points, eight points created from assists)

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