Chicago Sky Coach Sends Hailey Van Lith Message After 0-Point Game
Chicago Sky Coach Sends Hailey Van Lith Message After 0-Point Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Chicago Sky jumped out to an 0-4 start during the 2025 WNBA season, but they have rebounded with two straight wins. They even gave up a season-low 83 points to the Dallas Wings in Saturday's win.
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Rookie guard Hailey Van Lith has endured an up-and-down rookie campaign through the team's first six games. She is averaging 2.5 points, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per contest, but she also missed two games with an ankle injury.
In her second game back against the Wings, she went scoreless for the first time in her young career. Prior to this contest, Van Lith was averaging 3.3 points per game in her first three appearances.
Chicago Sky guard Hailey Van Lith (2).Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Despite contributing zero points against the Wings, Van Lith had a career-best plus/minus of +11, as well as a career-high four rebounds. Her previous bests were +5 and one rebound, both of which came in Thursday's game against Dallas.
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Van Lith also turned the ball over zero times on Saturday. This caused new head coach Tyler Marsh to praise her in the team's post-game press conference despite the scoreless effort.
'Hailey gave us good minutes,' Marsh said. 'The biggest thing is that we trust her out there. We trust her as a staff and her teammates trust her. She provides valuable minutes. … We can't ask for much more. … She was great tonight and she's been great all season.'
Her best game came against the New York Liberty on May 22, as Van Lith scored four points and dished out six assists with zero turnovers or fouls. She also played a season-high 15 minutes in that contest.
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Chicago is back in action on June 7 against the Indiana Fever. This will be the Sky's first game in the 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup, and it will take place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST.
Related: Chicago Sky Pass Indiana Fever in WNBA Ranking After Caitlin Clark News
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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