After a first-round playoff loss, the New York Liberty announced they would not renew head coach Sandy Brondello’s contract. Just one season after a championship run, the New York Liberty announced it will not renew Head Coach Sandy Brondello’s contract on Tuesday morning. Her exit comes after the Liberty fell to the Phoenix Mercury, 79-73, in the first round of the playoffs last week. “Sandy finishes her tenure in New York as the winningest coach in franchise history, and she took us to never-before-seen heights as the first head coach to lead the Liberty to a championship,” Kolb said. It wasn’t easy for anyone but she came in every day with a positive attitude.”Before her tenure in New York, Brondello led the Mercury to a championship in 2014.