WNBA New York Liberty

Postgame Notes: Sky 88, Liberty 86

June 12, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
New York Liberty News Release


LIBERTY 86 | SKY 88

(5-9) (9-4)

June 12, 2022

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL

LIBERTY 24 21 20 21 86

SKY 18 26 15 29 88

GAME LEADERS NEW YORK CHICAGO

POINTS Ionescu (27) Meesseman, Vandersloot (20)

REBOUNDS Ionescu (13) Meesseman (11)

ASSISTS Ionescu (12) Vandersloot (10)

TEAM NOTABLES

On Sunday, the New York Liberty (5-9) fell to the Chicago Sky (9-4), 88-86, in the second matchup of their 2022 four-game season series.

At Barclays Center, the Liberty finished on 47.8% (32-67) shooting from the field, 47.8% (11-23) from three, and 91.7% (11-12) at the free throw line.

With Sabrina Ionescu's triple-double performance, there are now four players in WNBA history to record multiple triple doubles in a career; three of them, Ionescu, Parker, and Vandersloot played in this afternoon's matchup.

Up Next: The New York Liberty will remain home to host the Washington Mystics on Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m. ET.

KEY RUNS

Q1: New York went on a 20-8 run from the 7:57 mark of the first to the 1:59 mark of the quarter.

Q2: There were no significant runs in the period.

Q3: The Liberty went on a 9-2 run from the 2:56 mark of the third through the end of the period.

Q4: There were no significant runs in the quarter.

PLAYER NOTABLES

Four Liberty players scored in double figures in tonight's game (Ionescu, Dolson, Dangerfield, Han).

With her game-high 27-point, career-high 13-rebound, 12-assist performance, Sabrina Ionescu amassed her second-career triple-double, becoming just the fourth player in WNBA history to record multiple triple-doubles in a career, and at 24 years and 188 days old, she is the youngest player to record multiple-career triple-doubles. After securing her tenth rebound with 2.4 seconds remaining in the third period, she became the first-ever player to record a triple-double in under four quarters of play.

Against her former team, Stefanie Dolson scored 12 points on 83.3% (5-6) shooting from the floor, including 66.7% (2-3) from three-point range and 10 first-half points. She also added five rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.

Crystal Dangerfield finished with a season-high 11 points on 57.1% (4-7) shooting from the floor, including 100% (2-2) from behind the three-point arc.

Han Xu totaled 10 points on 50% (4-8) shooting from the floor - her eighth game of 10+ points in 11 apperances this season.

For Chicago, Emma Meesseman finished with 20 points, a team-high 11 rebounds, and five assists, while Courtney Vandersloot totaled 20 points, a team-high 11 assists, and five rebounds.

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