Natasha Cloud (18 points, eight assists), Sabrina Ionescu (16 points, five assists) and Breanna Steward (12 points) skewered the Sky, while Courtney Vandersloot led the way for Chicago with 14 points. Hailey Van Lith finished with four points off the bench.

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.

Sandy Brondello wasn't satisfied with her team's dominant win over the Chicago Sky, even as the Liberty set the WNBA three-point record.

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Sabrina Ionescu had 16, Breanna Stewart had 12 and Jonquel Jones had 11. But the number that should get everyone's attention is 17 points from Kennedy Burke off the bench.  The Liberty are,

Coach Sandy Brondello slipped rookie wing Leonie Fiebich into the starting lineup in place of Vandersloot for the Liberty’s first postseason game and never looked back. Vandersloot went from averaging 22.3 minutes as a starter in the regular season to logging 14.3 per game coming off the bench in the playoffs.

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