Katie Feenstra shoots over Phoenix Mercury forward Barbara Farris during the 1st quarter of Saturday’s game.

“We just were not making shots,” said coach Meadors. “We had open looks and we just did not knock them down. We kept missing, kept missing, kept missing and they kept scoring and kept pushing us down.”

Atlanta started slow and never really got a grove going. They shot only 15% from the field during the first quarter making only 3-out-of-20 shots to end the period 21-6, Chicago.

In the 2nd period, Chicago pushed a 13-2 run including 10 points from Candice Dupree to advance their lead to 44-17 at the half.

The Sky made a 6-0 run late in the 3rd, gaining a 26 point lead, 62-36 going into the 4th.

Atlanta finally kicked it into gear outscoring the Sky 30-17 during the 4th quarter but ti was a little to late for a win.

Jennifer Lacy and Betty Lennox scored 11 each and Kristine Haynie added 9.

The first period was sloppy for Atlanta. They shot 1-for-17 from the field and committed 8 turnovers, allowing Houston to jump to a 15-2 lead.

The 3 quarter was the highlight of the game for Atlanta when they made a 7 point run led by Kristin Haynie’s 3-pointer and a layup by Katie Feenstra to cut the Houston’s lead to 51-45.

“I was proud of the way the bench stepped up and was happy to give them an opportunity because they have been working so hard,” coach Meadors said.

In the fourth, the Dream rallied with a steal and layup from Ivory Latta. Then hit 3 free throws to cut the lead to within 3, 68-65. But Houston’s Shannon Johnson hit a short jumper and made 2 free throws to put the game away.

Betty Lennox led the Dream with 15 points.

Atlanta became the first team in the WNBA to hit the midpoint of the season without a win.

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Atlanta is looking sharp in their official team threads. The uniforms were officially unveiled this morning featuring 2 team stars, Ivory Latta and Katie Feenstra both sporting their new team’s colors.

The Dream chose a red (bright red), white and Dream Blue (sky blue) color scheme earlier this year.

The home white uniform has Dream blue striping and red stars on the side. The team name Dream is in blue with a red number trimmed in blue.

The road blue uniform has red striping and white stars on the side. The city name Atlanta and number are white trimmed in red.

“We are excited to unveil our team uniform to our fans and season ticket holders today and are looking forward to handing it to our first round draft pick next week live on national television on ESPN2,” said Team President Bill Bolen. “With this milestone announcement, we get closer to seeing all of our players on the court at our home opener on May 23 against the Detroit Shock.” – Atlanta Dream Uniforms