Chicago Sky Starter Gets Benched Against Lynx
The Chicago Sky own a 5-11 record during the 2025 WNBA season after last Sunday's defeat of the Los Angeles Sparks. The 92 to 85 victory gave the Sky their second win in their last three contests, and they now sit in 12th place in the league standings.
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After starting point guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a season-ending injury on June 7 against the Indiana Fever, Sky head coach Tyler Marsh was forced to make a change in the starting lineup.
Between her injury and second-year center Kamilla Cardoso's temporary absence, the team has employed four different starting lineups in the nine games since Vandersloot got injured.
Chicago Sky wing Rebecca Allen (9).Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Sunday's contest against the 16-2 Minnesota Lynx will feature their fifth different lineup in the last 10 games, as coach Marsh made another change just before the game.
Against the Lynx, fifth-year forward Michaela Onyenwere will start in place of Rebecca Allen, who had started nine straight games for the Sky before Sunday's contest against Minnesota.
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"Your starting 5️⃣!" the Sky wrote.
Allen has played in all 16 of the team's games this season, averaging 5.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.5 minutes per game. The 10-year veteran will now come off the bench for the first time since June 7 against the Fever.
Onyenwere will be starting her second contest of the season for Chicago, as well as her second in the last three games. She has averaged 4.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 rebounds per contest this season in 12.6 minutes per night.
The last time that Onyenwere started, she replaced Cardoso, who had just left the Sky to fulfill her overseas commitment. Now, she will start in place of Allen against the Lynx.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
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