Record-setting Angel Reese makes her first appearance in San Francisco as a WNBA player on Friday night, when Chicago Sky expands to build one of her best attempts of the season against Golden State Valkyries.
Reese posted 18 points, 17 rebounds, six aids and four stolen, while partner 2024 Draft Kamila Cardso put in a high 27 points of career as Akash rebounded three consecutive defeats to defeat Los Angeles Sparks 97-86 on Tuesday.
Sparks will find a rematch in La on Sunday, but before Sky opened a four-game trip against Volcaries, the five-game homestand already showed trips from Kettlelin Clarke and Sabrina Eoncu.
The Golden State has done a good job limiting the production of its Marki visitors, which in the 88–77 win of New York Liberty on Wednesday night in the 88–77 victory in the 88–77 win and won 11 points in 88–77 win and 11 points to Ionsku.
With seven wins in its first 14 matches, Valkyries has already crossed the total season of the 2008 Atlanta Dream (4-30), the WNBA’s most recent expansion franchise is still active today.
Coach Natalie Naksey insisted that she wanted more scoreboard win – unlike moral win – after narrow loss to the defended champs on Wednesday.
“We don’t care what the score is over, we want to win,” said Nakez. “You can feel it with our players, and that’s that I love my players.”
Valkyries had to work with Breanna Stewart of Liberty without starting the center Tempie Phagbanel, one of the four players who left the mid-season to play the team in the Eurobacket 2025. While the other three were still competing for their countries, Fagben returned to San Francisco in time for the game of Wednesday, but was comfortably given at night.
He is expected to play against Akash, who dominated the interior in his victory over Sparks. Chicago excluded LA 36-27.
Reese, the second year standout, who had posted a triple-dabbal before this season, while WNBA also became the fastest in history to submit 500 points and 500 rebounds, when he became the first WNBA player after 150 rebounds and 50 assistance in the first 14 matches of a season, he was added against Sparks.
Former LSU standout made more enthusiastic efforts from their team than those who produced 10 defeats in their first 13 matches.
“We met every night to set the tone,” Reese said. “We have let a lot of sports away from us.”
Akash will have to do without cards on Friday, who has joined the Brazilian FIBA Americanup team. She will remember three Chicago Games.
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