“She was 11-for-17, she was really efficient. “Look, Breanna Stewart’s the best player in the world,” Connecticut head coach Stephanie White said. “I think she’s one of the best players in the world.” “Incredible,” New York’s Vandersloot said of playing with Stewart. Stewart, a four-time national champion at UConn, also had nine rebounds, three assists, a steal and hit two back-breaking 3-point field goals at the start of the third quarter.Įarlier this week, Stewart was named one of two WNBA All-Star Game captains along with A’ja Wilson of Las Vegas. The Liberty took the lead for good, though, on a pair of free throws by Courtney Vandersloot and got a 3-pointer by Betnijah Laney to push the lead to a more comfortable four. (Thomas, who finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, has recorded the WNBA’s last seven triple-doubles.) The Sun came back from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter to lead by one at 81-80 with 3 minutes, 39 seconds to play, getting career-highs off the bench from DiJonai Carrington (23) and Olivia Nelson-Ododa (14) and an unprecedented second straight triple-double from Alyssa Thomas.Ĭonnecticut (12-4) took the lead on a bank shot by Thomas to cap a 13-0 run, sending the 7,344 fans at Mohegan Sun into a state of hysteria. Our players have the ability to execute.” “It shows our resiliency and staying true to how we want to play,” New York coach Sandy Brondello said of the second straight late-game rally. They also have what more than one person called “the best player in the world,” following Tuesday night’s matchup against their WNBA Eastern Conference foe, the Connecticut Sun.įormer UConn star Breanna Stewart led New York (10-3) with 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting and the Liberty, coming off a one-point overtime win against Washington in their previous outing, scored the game’s final nine points to outlast the Sun 89-81. Mohegan - The New York Liberty, coined prior to the season as one of the WNBA’s “super teams,” are pretty good at one thing for certain, closing games. ![]() (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Connecticut’s DiJonai Carrington (21) watches as New York’s Breanna Stewart (30) tries to block her shot during the first half of a WNBA game, Tuesday, Jat Mohegan Sun Arena.
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