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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Three players ejected from Sky vs Sun game after heated scuffle
As referees attempted to separate the players involved in the skirmish, Sky guard Ariel Atkins jumped to her teammate's defense and pushed Hartley, appearing to make contact with an official in the process. As a result, Hartley, Allen and Atkins were all ejected. Hartley was 0-of-3 from the field and 0-of-1 from the 3-point line in 10 minutes of work before hitting the showers early. Atkins ended the night with five points in 9 minutes for the Sky, while Allen was scoreless in 6 minutes (0-of-1 FG). Status alert: Bria Hartley, Rebecca Allen, Ariel Atkins have been ejected — Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) August 13, 2025 It wasn't the first incident of the night between Allen and Hartley. Earlier in the game, Allen was elbowed in the face by Hartley and a foul was not called. Sky head coach Tyler Marsh said the unchecked contact escalated to the ejections. "It was unfortunate. I think things like that have a tendency to happen when there's not a control put on the game prior to. There's usually an incident that goes overlooked that leads to something like that," he said in his postgame remarks. "(Allen) clearly got elbowed in the face right in front of the ref and it wasn't called. Then other things ensued. It's unfortunate for us. Two players that play high-quality, high-valuable minutes for us." Following the matchup, Sky forward Angel Reese posted, "ARIEL A REAL ONE. BEEN." Reese was ruled out of Wednesday's matchup due to a back injury. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news -- fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
New York Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Three WNBA players ejected after fiery Sun-Sky scrap
Apparently ejections now comes in threes. A trio of WNBA players earned the boot Wednesday night following an altercation during the Sun's 71-62 home win over the Sky. Connecticut's Bria Harley and Chicago's Rebecca Allen each received ejections for starting the scuffle, while the Sky's Ariel Atkins' night ended early 'for being an escalator' after shoving Hartley and touching a referee, according to crew chief Angelia Suffern as reported by ESPN. Advertisement 5 Hartley (yellow shoes) shoves Allen (blue jersey). @UnderdogWNBA/X 5 Allen hits the ground with Hartley above her. @UnderdogWNBA/X Advertisement The situation unfolded early in the second quarter when the Sun's Saniya Rivers and Hartley battled Allen for a rebound, which the former corralled. Hartley and Allen tangled arms and in the battle for the ball, Hartley seemingly shoved Allen to the floor. Allen attempted to grab Hartley as she fell before later taking a hold of her jersey for several seconds while her opponent stood over her. 5 Atkins (7) approaches Hartley and hits the ref. @UnderdogWNBA/X Advertisement Players from both sides eventually made their way over, with Atkins running full steam into a referee while she attempted to confront Hartley. While said referee attempted to distance Atkins from Harley, she nudged the official. Atkins and Hartley then yelled at one another as the tensions started to calm down. 5 Atkins nudgets the referee. @UnderdogWNBA/X Advertisement The skirmish reportedly stopped play for roughly 10 minutes. Hartley and Allen both did not score in their 10 minutes before being ejected, while Atkins had five points. Sky coach Tyler Marsh called the situation 'unfortunate.' 5 Hartley (l) and Atkins (r) yell at one another. @UnderdogWNBA/X 'I think things like that have a tendency to happen when there's not a control put on the game prior to — there's usually an incident that goes overlooked that leads to something like that,' Marsh said. 'I think [Allen] clearly got elbowed in the face right in front of the ref. It wasn't called. Then, other things ensued. 'It's unfortunate for us. Two players that play high-quality, high-valuable minutes for us, we were down for most of the game. It was tough. I thought the team rallied back, fought hard to finish it out but it's unfortunate.' The ejections left the Sky with just eight players available in the second half due to Angel Reese missing the game with a back injury and Courtney Vandersloot being sidelined with an ACL tear. The Sky (8-24) have now lost 11 of 12, including three straight.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Courtney Vandersloot makes scoring history vs. Paige Bueckers, Wings
The post Courtney Vandersloot makes scoring history vs. Paige Bueckers, Wings appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Chicago Sky came in to their Thursday matchup against the Dallas Wings searching for their first win of the 2025 WNBA season. As of publication, it was a close game late in the fourth quarter, but there was a bit of history that was made. Sky veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot etched her name in the franchise record books with a little history-making scoring. Advertisement During the Sky's game against the Wings, Courtney Vandersloot made history by becoming the franchise's all-time leader in scoring, as per StatMuse. She surpassed former Sky teammate, and current partner, Allie Quigley in the process. Quigley racked up 3,273 career points while playing for the Sky. At the time Vandersloot broke the record, she was at 3,274 points, as per Underdog WNBA. Sylvia Fowles is third on the franchise scoring list with 2,927 points. In addition to becoming the Sky's all-time leading scorer, Vandersloot is also the franchise's leader in games played, minutes played, assists and steals. As of publication, she had 11 points, one rebound and nine assists against the Wings. Vandersloot and Quigley formed the Sky's backcourt duo during the team's 2021 championship run. Vandersloot returned to the Sky this offseason after playing the past two seasons with the New York Liberty. She won her second WNBA championship last year. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft, Vandersloot had played her entire career with the Sky before she signed with the Liberty as a free agent in 2023. The five-time All-Star played her first 11 seasons with the Sky, and was selected to the All-Star team as rookie. This season, Vandersloot has appeared in all of the Sky's first four games to begin the season as the team's starting point guard. She's averaging 11.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals with splits of 41.9 percent shooting from the field, 17.6 percent shooting from the three-point line and 83.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line. Vandersloot's return gives the Sky a much-needed veteran presence for their young players.
