The Chicago Sky suffered another tough loss on Thursday, falling 99–74 to the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty. This came just five days after their

It really was. The defending champion Liberty set a WNBA record with 19 3-pointers (in just 34 attempts) and shot 55.2 percent for the game in, yes, a 99-74 victory in the Sky’s home opener at Wintrust Arena. Chicago did have a plan, Vandersloot said, but you know what Mike Tyson used to say about those.

Chicago Sky Star Announces Exciting Personal News Before Liberty Game first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025

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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Sky are hosting the New York Liberty in their WNBA season home opener Thursday at Wintrust Arena. The game begins at 7 p.m. The New York Liberty takes on the Chicago Sky after Breanna Stewart scored 25 points in the Liberty's 92-78 victory against the Las Vegas Aces.

Vandersloot will face the Liberty in the Sky’s home opener Thursday (7 p.m., The U, 670-AM) for the first time since leaving them. While she was reflective about her time with the team and living in Brooklyn, she was preoccupied by getting the Sky on track.

The Chicago Sky are one of the most popular teams in the WNBA because of emerging stars like Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. They added to their star power by drafting TCU guard Hailey Van Lith in the 2025 WNBA Draft.