The Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces locked horns in one of the most anticipated games of the week on Saturday. ESPN gave A’ja Wilson and the Aces a 65.1% chance of extending their winning streak to three games as they arrived at Wintrust Arena. But the Sky had a rising star of their own in undrafted rookie Sydney Taylor, who stunned everyone when the final buzzer sounded.
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Taylor delivered the biggest shot of her young WNBA career as she lifted the Sky to a dramatic 84-83 win. Despite A’ja Wilson outscoring her in the game, Taylor’s stunning final basket overshadowed the entire game. She knocked down a contested three-pointer to seal the win when her team was trailing by two points in the closing moments. And fans couldn’t get enough of it.
“As an Aces fan… wow 🤩 what a win!!!!! 👏,” one fan wrote under a post shared by B/R W Sports. “Favorite hooper in the game right now!! She is literally the coldest lol,” another added.
When Rickea Jackson suffered a season-ending injury just four games into the 2026 WNBA season, the Sky suddenly found themselves without their primary offensive option. They went on to lose 11 of their next 12 games, but during that stretch, Chicago quietly began developing another weapon in Taylor. And now, that patience is starting to pay off.
The 25-year-old has emerged as one of the Sky’s most consistent scorers, with her late-game performances regularly grabbing fans’ attention. The only thing missing was converting those performances into wins. Just before the All-Star break, Taylor poured in a career-high 31 points against the New York Liberty, only for the Sky to lose by a single point. So when she found herself in another clutch moment against A’ja Wilson and the Aces, she wasn’t about to let history repeat itself.
“That New York game has been on repeat for me since it happened,” she said postgame. “I was really due for one. I needed one really bad for me… I’m glad my teammates had the confidence in me to take a shot like that against that team… That’s a big win for us.”
“I called the game winner. I knew she was gonna make it,” one fan wrote. While another added, “Can’t believe she went undrafted… she’s been hoopin!!! 🔥.”
Taylor’s early struggles nearly cost her. She missed several open looks in the first half. But missed shots did not stop her from taking another one, as she mentioned back in July after a win over the Los Angeles Sparks.
“I’ve always been confident in shooting from the 3-point line, regardless if I go 0-for-8 or 8-for-8 from 3.”
Sydney Taylor finished the night with 29 points on 11-of-27 shooting, just seven points behind A’ja Wilson, who led all scorers with 36. Regardless of Wilson’s performance, the finishing basket thrilled the crowd, with Taylor’s teammates rushing to celebrate the moment with her. Even Sky head coach Tyler Marsh said he supported her shooting.
“There’s not many rookies in history that have the confidence from their coach to let them shoot 27 shots in a game. She knows she has the green light from me.”
So one fan summed up the sequence perfectly and wrote, “Ice cold ❄️.”
The Chicago Sky now seem to be finding their rhythm, with back-to-back wins under their belt. For A’ja Wilson and the Aces, it marked just their ninth loss of the season. But with the second half of the season now underway, Las Vegas will need to clean up for a playoff run.