Despite the Chicago Sky’s 87-79 loss to the Dallas Wings Wednesday night, former LSU star Angel Reese had a promising second half during her WNBA debut before a sold-out College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
Reese was LSU’s leading scorer and rebounder for the past two seasons, and on Wednesday she showed glimpses of how her skills could translate to the pro level. The 6-foot-3 forward finished her first official WNBA game with 12 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal. She also committed two turnovers, and had five personal fouls.
“It’s like for everybody, it’s a learning process,” said Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after the game. “It’s just learning. Learning and growing. Knowing what they can do and what they can’t do. This what it is, this is a learning process. Our girls went out and competed tonight. They competed, we just came up a little bit short because of the things that we are learning down the stretch. You learn how to win, that’s where we are. We are learning how to win.”
Reese’s final stats were not bad, but she did have a slow start in the contest. She only had one point, one rebound and one assist in her first 13 minutes of action. Her shooting was shaky as she went 0…
