HIGHLIGHTS: Sydney Taylor’s Buzzer-Beater Lifts Sky Over Aces

The Chicago Sky defeated the Las Vegas Aces 84-83 in the final seconds on Saturday, Aug. 1. The Sky are now 11-18 on the season, 9-9 against the Western Conference, 7-7 at home and 22-31 against the Aces all time.

In yet another Rookie of the Year-worthy performance, Sydney Taylor made one of the clutchest shots of the season, sinking a 24-foot three-pointer with 0.9 seconds left in the game to propel the Sky to victory. Taylor notched her fifth 25+ point game while making over five three-pointers for the second time this season.

Joining Taylor in helping the Sky erase a 13-point, third-quarter deficit, Natasha Cloud added 11 points, four assists and a steal. Since re-entering the starting rotation, Cloud is averaging 11.2 points and 5.7 assists per game. DiJonai Carrington notched 10 points, two rebounds and nailed three of her six attempts from the field in her 19 minutes of action.

Kamilla Cardoso took command of the paint and put up eight points, 12 rebounds and two assists. Cardoso showed up with another good performance against four-time MVP A’ja Wilson, jumping to the top five in rebounds in Sky history. Aicha Coulibaly made her second career start for Chicago and registered eight points, three rebounds and posted a perfect four for four clip from the free-throw line.

Elizabeth Williams added seven points, three rebounds and a steal while five-time All-Star Courtney Vandersloot stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block in just 20 minutes, making a prominent impact on both sides of the court.

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