The Chicago Sky suffered their worst loss of the season Thursday night, falling to the Seattle Storm 95-57 at Winstrust Arena for their fourth consecutive defeat.
Playing without injured All-Star Angel Reese, the Sky gave up 56 second-half points and fell to 7-17. It was the third time under first-year coach Tyler Marsh that the Sky lost by 35 points or more. They dropped the May 17 season opener to the Indiana Fever 93-58 in Indianapolis and lost to the Dream 86-49 on July 16 at Wintrust.
Skylar Diggins scored 21 points and rookie Dominique Malonga had 14 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double for the Storm. Malonga, the second pick in the 2025 draft, became the youngest player (19 years, 250 days) in WNBA history to reach 100 career points when she finished off a fast break in the second quarter.
Kamilla Cardoso had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Sky, Rachel Banham scored 13 points and Elizabeth Williams added 10. Reese was a late scratch after leaving Tuesday’s loss to the Minnesota Lynx with back tightness. Ariel Atkins and Michaela Onyenwere also did not play because of leg injuries.
The Storm led 39-26 at halftime, then scored the first eight points of the second half. Their third-quarter advantage was 13-1 before Banham hit a 3-pointer for the Sky’s first field goal of the frame.
The lead reached 28 points when Lexie Brown buried a 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining in the third and the Storm led 70-43 at the end of the quarter. They started the fourth strong, scoring the first 10 points to build an 80-43 lead and pushed that advantage to 39 points twice in the quarter.
Erica Wheeler scored 13 points, Brown 12, and Gabby Williams and Nneka Ogwumike 10 each for the visitors.
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Originally Published: July 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM CDT