- Her performance on Wednesday comes 24 hours after Caitlin Clark’s professional debut
- The Sky led by as many as 10 points in the first half but were outscored in the paint
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Angel Reese’s WNBA debut ended in defeat as she scored 12 points for the Chicago Sky in an 87-79 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night.
In her first-ever professional women’s basketball game in Texas, Reese, this year’s No. 7 overall draft pick, missed each of her three attempts from the court in the first half before delivering an 11-point effort after intermission.
She recorded the first points of her career when she split a pair of free throws with 1:27 left in the second quarter.
The 22-year-old was just a hair away from a double-double, but fell two rebounds short (8).
Her performance on Wednesday comes 24 hours after Caitlin Clark scored 20 points in her debut for the Indiana Fever, which also ended in a double-digit loss.
Sky forward Angel Reese nearly had a double-double in her first professional match for the Chicago Sky
She scored her first points of her career when she nailed a pair of free throws late in the first half
But unlike Clark and Co. led the Sky by as many as 10 points in the first half until a plus-14 advantage in the paint allowed Dallas to pull away.
Both teams missed post presences. Wings forward Satou Sabally is out with a shoulder injury that the team expects to sideline her until the Olympic break. Sky striker Kamilla Cardoso, who finished third in the overall standings last month, suffered a shoulder injury in preseason and will be out for four to six weeks.
Arike Ogunbowale scored a game-high 25 points and Teaira McCowan and Natasha Howard both scored double-doubles for Dallas.
Marina Mabrey scored 19 points to lead five Sky players in double figures.
The Wings will once again host the Sky on Saturday evening.