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The Indiana Fever entered Sunday’s game with a perfect mark against the Chicago Sky this season.
Make it 2-1.
In the best game of her young pro career, rookie Angel Reese tallied her eighth straight double-double — a WNBA rookie record — to lead the Sky to an 88-87 victory over the Fever. Chicago’s second consecutive victory moved the Sky to 6-9 on the season and snapped Indiana’s four-game winning streak.
Reese, the No. 7 draft pick in April, had a career-high 25 points, as well as 16 rebounds. Fellow rookie Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 overall pick, had 17 points and a franchise-record 13 assists for the Fever.
The teams have played three times in the first five-plus weeks in the regular season, with the Fever winning 71-70 on June 1 and 91-83 on June 16; both games were in Indiana. Chicago, which hosted Sunday’s game, will also host Indiana on Aug. 30.
All eyes have been on Reese, Clark and the rookie class during the 2024 WNBA season, though Cameron Brink, another of the top players in one of the most anticipated rookie classes in league history, is out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL last week.
We’re tracking the top rookie performances every time they take the court, so check back every game day.
Last updated: June 23
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Last time out: Reese keeps building on her WNBA rookie record of consecutive double-doubles, getting her eighth in a row Sunday in an 88-87 thriller over Indiana. Reese finished with a season-high 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting, plus had 16 rebounds.
Sunday was Reese’s best game in what was her best week so far in the WNBA. She also had 16 points and a season-high 18 rebounds in Thursday’s victory over Dallas. For the week, Reese shot 15-of-25 from the field (60%) and 11-of-14 from the line (78.6%).
Reese’s shooting percentage has been the biggest knock on her game, but it was a strength in these two victories. Her season shooting percentage is up to 40.6. That’s progress.
What we learned: Chicago had lost four in a row and six of its past seven, but the two victories this past week were big, especially going into a much-anticipated first meeting of the season with two-time defending champion Las Vegas on Thursday. On Sunday, Reese became the first rookie with at least 25 points and 15 rebounds in a WNBA game since the Aces‘ A’ja Wilson in 2018.
