Rickea Jackson Hits Late 3-Pointer, Scores 18 Points to Lead Sky Past Valkyries 69
Rickea Jackson scored 18 points and Jacy Sheldon added 12 as Chicago overcame a 12-point deficit and Golden State’s 29.3% shooting.
- On Wednesday, the Chicago Sky defeated the Golden State Valkyries 69-63 at Chase Center, with Rickea Jackson scoring 18 points including a crucial late 3-pointer and Skylar Diggins adding 15 points and seven assists.
- Golden State struggled offensively after scoring at least 90 points in back-to-back games, shooting just 22-for-75 and unable to crack 70 points on Wednesday night.
- Valkyries scorers Kayla Thornton and Janelle Sala combined for just 1-for-16 shooting against Sky defenders, with Thornton held scoreless in 30 minutes, while Jacy Sheldon contributed 12 points and seven rebounds for Chicago.
- Chicago coach Tyler Marsh defeated Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase in their first head-to-head matchup, reuniting former Las Vegas Aces assistants as the Sky continued their four-game road trip.
- The Sky visit Phoenix on Friday night to continue their road trip, while the Valkyries face a prolonged break before traveling to New York next Thursday.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Stuffed with dumplings, walking off the 22 bus past my neurologists' office and across Third Street up to the Golden State Valkyries' arena with the sun at our backs, I told my friend that the first thing he needed to know about the Chicago Sky is that they were a clown organization. These were not serious people. We were going to roll them. Though the Sky had signed a bunch of veterans and traded for one of the realest hoopers i…
Rickea Jackson hits late 3-pointer and scores 18 points to lead Chicago Sky past Golden State Valkyries 69-63
Rickea Jackson knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining to help clinch it and scored 18 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Golden State Valkyries 69-63 on Wednesday night.
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[your]NEWSRickea Jackson, Sky overcome slow start, stop Valkyries
Rickea Jackson saved five of her team-high 18 points for the final 1:41 and the new-look Chicago Sky improved to 2-0 on the WNBA season with a 69-63 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Rickea Jackson hits late 3-pointer, scores 18 points to lead Sky past Valkyries 69-63
Rickea Jackson knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining to help clinch it and scored 18 points, Skylar Diggins added 15 points, seven assists and five assists, and the Chicago Sky beat the Golden State Valkyries 69-63.
The 18 points of the tricolor leader couldn't stop Golden State's (69-63) defeat by an eye-catching and undefeated Chicago team. Determined to chain up to... Read more »
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