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June 1, 2006 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
New York Liberty News Release


LAST TWO GAMES

Fever 91, Liberty 70 (May 30, 2006 - Indianapolis, IN): New York opened its third road game evenly matched with the Fever as the two teams traded baskets in the opening period, experiencing three ties and seven lead changes...Kelly Schumacher got off to a hot start blocking Ebony Hoffman's 4-foot jumper in the opening minutes of the period and recording six of her 13 points...Indiana asserted its dominance in the second period, widening the gap between the two teams by jumping out to a 20-point lead (51-31) with 13.9 seconds remaining in the half...New York chipped away at the Fever's lead bringing the score to 60-51 off a three-point shot from Becky Hammon - which would amount to the smallest margin they would experience the rest of the game...Hammon finished the quarter with 12 of her team-high 20 points...Despite out-shooting Indiana in the second half .467 to .421, the Liberty came up short in its third consecutive game on the road...Indiana was led by Tan White, off the bench, who finished with a game-high 25 points on 10-15 shooting from the field...New York finished with three starters in double-figures (Hammon 20, Schumacher 13, Christon 12).

Mystics 95, Liberty 60 (May 23, 2006 - Washington D.C.): The Liberty traveled to our nation's capital for the second game of the season to face Washington... The Mystics got off to a speedy start, scoring the games first 14 points, ignited by back-to-back buckets from Alana Beard... The Mystics continued their torrid streak by finishing out the first quarter with a 27-8 lead... After trailing by 23, the Liberty battled back to within nine on a pair of free throws from Becky Hammon at the 1:00 mark of the second before entering the locker room down 50-36... The Mystics outscored the Liberty by 12 in the third quarter and nine in the fourth quarter, giving the Mystics the victory by a 95-60 margin... Shameka Christon led the Liberty with 18 points and Kelly Schumacher grabbed a game and career-high 12 rebounds ... Beard led the Mystics with a game-high 25 points.

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New York vs. Detroit

The Liberty travels to Detroit to face the Shock in their first of three meetings this season ... Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at The Palace at Auburn Hills ... The game will be broadcast live on MSG Network ... New York currently holds a 0-3 record after Tuesday night's loss to the Fever...Detroit is currently 2-1 on the season.

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TEAM NOTES

T-SPOON NEEDS YOUR HELP!: You remember her passion, her dedication and of course that famous half-court shot. Not to mention that she was a five time All-Star, the Defensive Player of the Year on two occasions, and is the Liberty's all-time leader in assists, 2nd overall in WNBA history. New York fans knows that Teresa Weatherspoon was the heart and soul of the Liberty for seven seasons... She gave her all to the club and the fans, and now it's our turn to give back to her!

T-Spoon is one of 30 nominees that will fill 10 spots on the WNBA's All-Decade Team, a team that will represent the best the league has seen from its first nine seasons. So you want to know how you can help? Log on to http://msgnyc.com/index.cfm?n35043s2332c12475238t2205e37586062o7505 this week and vote for our girl! Let's have T-Spoon finish strong in the voting and show the league she deserves to be on the team.

The 10 selected players will be honored on July 12th at the WNBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. Let's make it a night to remember by honoring Weatherspoon on her home court in front of her hometown fans!

Also on the ballot are Rebecca Lobo, another Liberty original, and Becky Hammon, the team's leading scorer for the past three seasons.

So be sure to log on and vote, vote, vote!

LIFE ON THE ROAD: The Liberty is in the midst of its longest season-opening road trip since 1998 ... Tonight New York will play the final game of its first four regular season games away from The Garden ... Each of its first four opponents, Connecticut, Washington, Indiana and Detroit, are Eastern Conference showdowns ... The only other time the Liberty have played this many games away from home to start the season was in 1998, when New York played its first five games on the road.

A G-LOREE-US NIGHT: In just her sophomore season, Loree Moore is beginning to show signs of the player the Liberty drafted...Despite her team coming up short in last night's loss to Indiana, Moore had a chart-topping night - recording career highs in four key categories... She finished with a career-high six points, six total boards, a team and career-high five defensive boards and a team and career-high six assists.

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