AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, July 22 (Ticker) -- Katie Smith moved into elite company in the WNBA record book.

Smith collected her 4,000th career point and Swin Cash had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Detroit Shock coasted to an 89-70 victory over the expansion Chicago Sky.

Smith, who scored 16 points, became just the fourth player in league history to reach the 4,000-point plateau. The 5-11 All-Star trails Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie and the Houston Comets' duo of Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson on the all-time scoring list.

The Shock pulled away early and never looked back as Cash scored 13 points in the first quarter to help build a 24-9 lead after the opening eight minutes. Chicago failed to mount a challenge in the final three periods, trailing by as many as 22 points at one stage.

Deanna Nolan scored 16 points and fellow All-Star Cheryl Ford had 11 and nine rebounds for the Shock, who shot 50 percent (32-of-63) from the field while making 7-of-16 3-pointers.

Stacey Dales and Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert scored 12 points apiece for Chicago, which shot 36 percent (28-of-77) and fell to 1-11 on the road. The Sky have now dropped six straight games.