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Liberty Report 7/16: Early Worm Gets The Win

7.16.14 at 3:23pm by Sam Torres Jr

School is now in session. Well, no it isn’t, but at least for Cappie Pondexter it is. On a day where Madison Square Garden hosted about 12,000 out of school summer campers for Camp Day, Pondexter was still teaching an important lesson; do not leave her wide open on the game-winning shot.

Liberty Report 7/11: Losing Focus

7.12.14 at 8:43am by Sam Torres Jr

So much for home-cooking. After winning three straight games at home, the Liberty believed they had turned a corner, but lost to the San Antonio Stars on the road. Heading back home, the Libs (7-13) thought they had a good shot at winning their fourth game out of five Friday night, but lost to the Los Angeles Sparks (8-11) 68-54.

Liberty Report: Turning the Corner

7.8.14 at 10:03pm by Sean Hahner

The red-hot New York Liberty (7-11) capped their home stand with a win over the first-place Minnesota Lynx by a final score of 87-80 on Sunday.

Bill Laimbeer Talks Liberty Pregame

7.6.14 at 1:57pm by Sean Hahner

Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer joined Sean Hahner to talk about the team pregame against the Minnesota Lynx.

Liberty Report: Home Cooking

7.1.14 at 10:57pm by Sean Hahner

By: Sean Hahner and James Decker

The Liberty came into this five game home stand with a 3-10 record, losers of 5 straight and were searching for answers. Laimbeer said “I told the team six, seven games ago that I only know of one way out of this- to come to work every day and play as hard as you can.” After Tuesday night’s 90-74 win against the Tulsa Shock, the Libs are 6-11. While it is still not the prettiest record, there are definitely signs that the Liberty are poised for a run in the second half of the season.

Liberty Report: Moving Forward

6.29.14 at 6:49pm by Sean Hahner, Sam Torres Jr

Maddie the mascot’s birthday was not the only reason to celebrate this Sunday for the New York Liberty (5-10). The team, who had just lost a close game on Friday against Chicago 73-69, bounced back and beat the Connecticut Sun 67-65 in another tight one.

Liberty Report: Hodgepodge

6.28.14 at 1:01am by James Decker

The Liberty are in the midst of a critical five-game homestand, in which they hope to turn around what has been a poor start to the season. Coach Bill Laimbeer and the entire Liberty team had obvious frustration after Friday night’s 73-69 loss to the Chicago Sky. Laimbeer said at the conclusion of the press conference that this defeat was “a tough one to take.” New York was outscored 50-37 in the first half, and despite a second half run, were unable to complete the comeback. This loss put the Liberty at 4-11, last place in the Eastern Conference.

Liberty Report: Making Moves

6.26.14 at 1:30pm by Sean Hahner

After a rough five-game losing streak, the Liberty (4-10) secured a win over the Atlanta Dream on June 22^nd by a final score of 85-78. The Dream, who currently sit in first place in the Eastern Conference, were unable to take back-to-back wins against New York.

Liberty Report: Reality Check

6.16.14 at 10:12pm by Sean Hahner

After back-to-back losses to Connecticut, the New York Liberty (3-8) have some adjustments to make.

Liberty Report 6/9: Bouncing Back

6.10.14 at 2:48am by Sam Torres Jr

Three game losing-streak, no more. On Sunday, the New York Liberty (3-5) finally snapped their three game skid, dominating the Washington Mystics (4-4) at home to cruise to an 81-64 wire-to-wire victory.