Angel Reese Applauded By WNBA Fans Despite Rose's Unrivaled Loss to Ionescu, Phantom

Rose BC may have fallen short, but Angel Reese still impressed in a Friday night Unrivaled loss to Sabrina Ionescu and Phantom BC.

The Chicago Sky guard earned fans' admiration after recording 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field while adding seven rebounds, one steal and two blocks in just 11 minutes on the court.

Reese's night was highlighted in the third quarter by a block on Satou Sabally and an offensive rebound followed by an and-1 over 6-foot-9 Brittney Griner,.

The Rose were without Brittney Sykes, who sat out the loss with a leg injury.

Azurá Stevens led the Rose with 19 points off the bench, but the team was unable to overcome a 32-point outing from New York Liberty and Phantom star Sabrina Ionescu.

Ionescu finished the outing having gone 11-of-18 from the field while adding nine rebounds and eight assists to help the Phantom pull out to a commanding fourth quarter lead.

Sabally, whose trade from the Dallas Wings the Phoenix Mercury was reported during the game, sealed the victory with a game-winning three-pointer.

The Rose have struggled to put up consistent defense so far in their inaugural Unrivaled season. Reese and her team fall to 1-4 as they head into a Saturday night contest against Alyssa Thomas, Jackie Young and the undefeated Laces.

The Phantoms meanwhile improve to 2-3 and will look to climb to .500 on the season with a win over Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart and the winless Mist on Monday.