After missing the Sky ‘s previous four games because of health and safety protocols, Chennedy Carter returned for Chicago in impressive fashion Friday night.
Carter, the Sky’s top scorer at 17.1 points per game, flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in the team’s 92-78 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Sparks .
“I feel good,” Carter said. “It’s good to just get up and down and get my legs back under me and be out there with the girls. It was fun, for sure.”
Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak and remained in eighth place as it looks to secure the league’s final postseason berth.
Carter had last appeared in a game on Aug. 25, but showed few signs of rust. Her 15 points (on 6-of-15 shooting) were second most on the Sky, while her team-high seven dimes were a season best. She also finished with zero turnovers.
“I’m just trying to learn to play off my teammates,” Carter said. “I think we have a lot of special weapons that we haven’t even unlocked yet, and so just playing off them, seeing where they’re going to be, ultimately unlocks my game. I’m not someone that always has to have the ball, so I can play off other people, and we’re seeing that.”