POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA LYNX 91 (19-4), CHICAGO SKY 78 (7-14)
July 14, 2025
Lynx notes
Player Notes
• Napheesa Collier led the Lynx with a game-high 29 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including a career-high 4-of-7 from deep and a perfect 11-of-11 from the line. Collier added five assists, three rebounds, three steals and a block, becoming the only player in WNBA history to record that stat line
• Tonight marked Collier’s 10th game this season with 25+ points, the most in the WNBA. The next group of players have five such games.
• Courtney Williams stuffed the stat sheet tonight with 18 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a game-high seven assists and four steals. Tonight marked Williams’ second of the season and the fifth of her career recording at least five assists, five rebounds and four steals in a game.
• Kayla McBride finished the contest with 17 points while also adding five rebounds, four assists and a steal, marking her 10th game of the season scoring 15+ points.
• In 12:17 minutes off the bench, Jessica Shepard chipped in four points and five rebounds. Her second field goal of the night at 8:35 in the fourth quarter marked Shepard’s 250th career field goal.
• Bridget Carleton added 11 points, shooting 50.0% from three (3-of-6), and tied a career-high three steals while dishing out two assists and blocking a shot. Tonight was Carleton’s third game of the season scoring three+ baskets from beyond the arc.
• Collier and Williams combined for 20 of Minnesota’s 28 first-quarter points; the third time this season the duo has accounted for 20+ points in a quarter.
Team Notes
• Minnesota connected on 12 three-pointers tonight, marking the 13th time this season the team has made 10+ threes in a game. The Lynx shot 37.5% from beyond the arc (12-of-32), recording their highest three-point percentage out of the last seven games.
• The Lynx dished out 26 assists, their 12th game this season with 25+ assists, continuing to lead the league in assists per game (23.7) and total assists (545). Three players had five+ assists tonight (Williams (7), Collier (5), Smith (5)) accounting for 17 of 26 total assists for Minnesota.
• The Lynx bench contributed 12 points in the fourth quarter, led by Natisha Hiedeman who recorded six points on 3-of-7 shooting, and Shepard who posted four points on 2-of-4 shooting from the floor.
(info courtesy of Lynx)
