New York Liberty Wins 4th In A Row With 82-70 Victory At Connecticut

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UNCASVILLE, CONN. – AUG. 18, 2017 – The Liberty (16-12) won its 4^th game in a row, defeating the Connecticut Sun (18-10) 82-70 on Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tina Charles scored a game-high 24 points, and Sugar Rodgers scored all 13 of her points in the 2^nd half.

New York snapped the Sun’s WNBA leading 6-game winning streak, and evened the season series at 2-2. After getting off to a slow start in the 1^st quarter, trailing 20-10, the Liberty responded with a 31-9 run that put them up by 12 points. Connecticut pulled to within 4 by halftime and was as close as 2 points late in the 3^rd quarter, but never regained the lead. New York put the game out of reach with a big run to start the 4^th, moving back in front by double figures on a Rodgers triple at 5:54 that made it 73-62.

The Liberty returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts the Minnesota Lynx at Madison Square Garden at 3 PM. It is the Liberty’s Unity Game, with the team partnering with RISE for a pregame panel and activations. Complete details can be found at nyliberty.com

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New York Liberty Notes

With the win, the Liberty improved to 16-12 overall, moving 4 games above .500 for the 1^sttime this season
After being held scores in the 1^stquarter, Tina Charles posted 18 points in the 2^nd quarter, just 4 shy of the WNBA single-quarter record of 22 held by Diana Taurasi
Tina Charles finished with a game-high 24 points, posting her 17^th20-point game of the season and posted at least 20 points in consecutive games for the 1^st time since July 28
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe finished with a career-high 12 points, scoring in double figures for the 3^rdtime this season; 2 of those games have come at Connecticut, she had 10 points against the Sun on June 14
Bria Hartley scored in double figures for the 12^thtime this season, finishing with 11 and matching her season-high of 3 3-pointers
New York improved to 9-3 when Bria Hartley scores in double figures
After falling behind 20-10 in the 1^stquarter the Liberty went on a 31-9 run capped off by a Tina Charles hook shot to take a double-digit lead 41-29
New York improved to 7-8 on the road and has won consecutive road games for the 2^ndtime this season (won at Atlanta 8/11)
New York scored 28 points in the 2^ndquarter for a 2^nd-straight game, matching a season high for the period
The Liberty leads the WNBA in defensive field goal percentage and limited the Sun to a season-low .343 from the field
After being held scoreless in the 1^sthalf Sugar Rodgers scored all 13 of her points after the intermission