WNBA New York Liberty

Liberty game notes

Published on May 22, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
New York Liberty News Release


LAST TWO GAMES

Sun 91, Liberty 74 (May 20, 2006 - Uncasville, CT): The Liberty opened the season on the road against Connecticut... The Sun won the opening tip, scored the game's first point, and kept scoring from there ...Connecticut led by as many as 17 in the first half before taking a 47-33 lead into the locker room ... The Liberty got to within 13 points on a Becky Hammon jumper with 6:17 remaining in the game, but that was as close as the team would get ... A Jamie Carey lay-up with :12 seconds remaining gave the Sun its final 91-74 win ... Hammon led all scorers with 20 points ... Nykesha Sales led the Sun with 19 points.

PRESEASON - Monarchs 76, Liberty 64 (May 13, 2006 - New York): New York started out strong with an 8-0 run, held until the 7:18 mark of the first quarter ... The Liberty maintained their lead until the game was finally tied 21-21 after a driving lay-up from Yolanda Griffith, three minutes into the second quarter... After ending the half trailing by four, the Liberty came back to start the second half with a 5-0 run... Despite this promising start by the Liberty, the Monarchs managed to score the last six points of the game with two lay-ups and two free throws and New York remained scoreless for the last three minutes of the game, resulting in the 76-64 final score... Shameka Christon led the Liberty with 13 points, while Rebekkah Brunson was the top Monarchs scorer with 17.

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New York vs. Washington

The Liberty travels to our nation's capital this evening to face the Mystics ... Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Verizon Center ... The game will be broadcast live on MSG Network ... New York is currently 0-1 after a 91-74 loss at Connecticut on Saturday ... Tonight will be Washington's first game in the 2006 campaign.

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TEAM NOTES

LET THE PARTY BEGIN: The Liberty opened its 10th Anniversary season in Connecticut on Saturday ... The team was one of eight charter members of the WNBA back in 1997, along with Charlotte, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sacramento and Utah ... Among those original members, the Cleveland Rockers disbanded and the Utah Starzz re-located to San Antonio and became the Silver Stars ... Therefore, the Liberty is one of just six teams currently in the WNBA to be celebrating its own 10th Anniversary along with the league's in 2006.

MIGHT AS WELL BE WALKING ON THE SUN: Despite the team's less-than-favorable performance against Connecticut on Saturday, Shameka Christon's performance was a bright spot on the day ... The third-year forward tied two career highs and broke two others ... Her four three-point goals and six defensive rebounds both tied her previous bests, while her eight three-point attempts and eight total boards are new personal highs.

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