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Still, Brink proved she is ready to face the rest of the season with the confidence of her team and coach. "I thought she did a good job," coach Roberts said

Beyond the 93-78 loss, the game at the historic United Center in front of 19,600 fans represented a win for women's sports.

Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm July 24. Photo provided by WNBA The Chicago Sky's struggles continued Friday night as they suffered a...

When we're flying around on both ends of the floor, with pace moving the ball as we do — we all are going to play good," Rickea Jackson said.

"We know we can beat the best," Reese said. "It wasn't a fluke the other night."

“I’m so excited,” Reese said. “To see it filled in the arena is great, and to see my teammates with it on, too. I'm happy.”

"There is no Chicago Sky without Allie Quigley," guard Courtney Vandersloot said during a tribute video.

“There's no reason why we shouldn't be locked in," Roberts said heading into the matchup. “We've got to have some urgency to us at this stage.”

"We wanted to win for her," reflected coach Lynne Roberts after the game. "I don't want our play to take away from what an incredible human being and basketball player Candace Parker is."

"We got to set the tone every single night," Angle Reese said.

“Where we struggle is in transition. We gave up 20 in transition and a large part of that is due to our turnovers," said Sky head coach Tyler Marsh

"We want two or three days between games," said Breanna Stewart

"We haven't fulfilled our potential yet," Brondello said. "There's areas we've got to keep getting better at, but where we're at at the moment, I like."

“It feels good that all my hard work is finally paying off.”

“It wasn't a very good game all around, but credit to Golden State,” New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said.

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The message between the team is simple: play as a team. There's no room for selfishness; they should remind themselves of that now instead of later.

The Liberty have reached a record valuation of $450 million — the highest ever for a women's sports franchise.

"This is a diverse league," Sparks Coach Roberts said. "It's a league of predominantly African American women. And we need to be a space that's safe."

I didn't come here just because I thought it would be cool. I came here to win." Coach Lynne Roberts