EVANS OFF TO SIGNIFICANT START FOR CHICAGO
At 5'6", Dana Evans isn't the player that soars above the crowd, but her numbers are soaring this season for the ex-Louisville Cardinals guard in her third season in the "W".
Evans has seven games (at the time of this writing) in as the starting point guard and has scored in double figures in all seven. The Sky are 3-4 on the season, droping a close one to Indy 71-70 on Saturday. Evans had 12 points in 35 minutes of court time and four assists and four rebounds in the loss. She averages about 30 minutes a game for Chicago, and recently had five steals against the LA Sparks, in a 83-72 Chicago win.
It is a different Chicago sqaud this season,since Candace Parker has reitred after 16 seasons in the league. The Sky are ninth in the WNBA standings...and in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Teresa Weatherspoon is in her first year as the head coach of the Sky and recently lauded Evans "incredible leadership" and recognizes Dana's "wantng it" as a player....calling her a playmaker that leads by example. And Evans is a prime example of knowing what Weatherspoon wants on the court and facilitating it .
The Sky stress defense on the court and have done a great job against their opponents in that regard, not allowing anyone to score 90 points on them yet this season. Despite losing three out of their last four games, the Sky have a strong starting lineup with Evans, Marina Mabrey, Angel Reese , Diamond de Shields and Elizabeth Williams.
At 12,4 ppg, Evans is the second leading scorer on the Sky's squad, behind Mabrey.
We, at Cardinal Couple, wish Dana the best this season and a long and productive areer in the "W".
paulie
glad to see thel ittle gal makig a big noise in the W. loved her when she was here.
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