The Sky have signed ahead Victoria Macaulay after being granted an emergency hardship exception by the WNBA, Sky General Manager and Head Coach James Wade introduced Thursday.
The group obtained the exception after Wade confirmed on Tuesday that rookie ahead Katie Lou Samuelson suffered a small fracture in her wrist. Samuelson’s harm occurred within the second quarter of the Sky’s victory Sunday towards the Storm.
Macaulay made her WNBA debut with the Sky in 2015, however was waived after 4 video games. She was a member of the group’s coaching camp roster earlier than being launched on May 22. Macaulay competed in each of the Sky’s preseason — scoring 12 factors and getting two rebounds throughout the group’s May 16 contest towards the Indiana Fever.
She was part of the Fevers’ coaching camp in 2014 — enjoying in 4 preseason video games earlier than being waived. Macaulay attended coaching camp with the Connecticut Sun in 2016 and rejoined the Fever’s coaching camp roster earlier than the 2017 season.
Macauley has primarily performed abroad in Europe and Asia since going undrafted out of Temple University in 2013.
She performed for Galatasaray of the Turkish Women’s Basketball League in Istanbul earlier than becoming a member of the Sky’s coaching camp roster— averaging 12.1 factors, 7.three rebounds and 1.2 steals.
Macaulay will rejoin the group as they journey to Indianapolis to tackle the Fever at 7 p.m. Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.