NEW YORK LIBERTY Liberty statistics presented by MEDIA CONTACT: Vincent Novicki | [email protected] | (212) 465-5962 | @nyliberty | #ShowUp 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WNBA PLAYOFFS 2ND ROUND: NEW YORK LIBERTY VS. WASHINGTON MYSTICS MAY NEW YORK LIBERTY (0-0) PRESEASON vs. Tuesday, May 2 vs. Los Angeles W, 81-65 1-0 WASHINGTON MYSTICS (1-0) (at Mohegan Sun Arena) Wednesday, May 3 vs. Chicago L, 75-86 1-1 Sunday, Sept. 10 • 5:00 PM (EST) (at Mohegan Sun Arena) New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) Sunday, May 7 CONNECTICUT L, 57-79 1-2 TV: ESPN2 (at Columbia University) TALE OF THE TAPE (*Regular Season Stats) REGULAR SEASON PPG OPP. PPG FG% OPP FG% 3PT% OPP 3PT% FT% RPG APG SPG TO BLK Saturday, May 13 SAN ANTONIO W, 73-64 1-0 NEW YORK 79.7 76.6 .425 .408 .332 .333 .779 38.7 16.7 6.1 13.1 3.9 Thursday, May 18 MINNESOTA (ESPN 2) L, 71-90 1-1 Tuesday, May 23 at Phoenix W, 69-67 2-1 WASHINGTON 81.7 81.0 .416 .432 .317 .365 .843 36.3 16.4 6.3 12.1 4.6 Friday, May 26 at Seattle L, 81-87 2-2 Tuesday, May 30 LOS ANGELES (ESPN 2) L, 75-90 2-3 NEW YORK LIBERTY PROBABLE STARTERS JUNE Friday, June 2 DALLAS W, 93-89 3-3 NO. NAME POS. HT. PPG RPG APG MPG College Sunday, June 4 PHOENIX W, 88-72 4-3 1 Shavonte Zellous G 5-10 11.7 4.0 2.8 29.1 Pittsburgh Wednesday, June 7 ATLANTA W, 76-61 5-3 Averaging career highs in both rebounding and assists; ranks 3rd on the Liberty in scoring Sunday, June 11 SEATTLE W, 94-86 6-3 Wednesday, June 14 at Connecticut L, 76-96 6-4 7 Kia Vaughn C 6-4 5.8 4.9 0.7 19.6 Rutgers Friday, June 16 at Dallas W, 102-93 (OT) 7-4 Scored in double fgures in back-to-back games with 11 pts and 6 reb in regular season fnale at Dallas Friday, June 23 CONNECTICUT L, 89-94 7-5 8 Bria Hartley G 5-8 7.8 2.1 2.1 21.4 Connecticut Thursday, June 29 at Washington L, 54-67 7-6 Liberty 13-3 when Hartley scores in double fgures; hit a career-best 38 3-pointers in 2017 JULY 10 Epiphanny Prince G 5-9 12.0 3.6 2.9 26.8 Rutgers Sunday, July 2 at Atlanta L, 72-81 7-7 Scored in double fgures in a season-high 6-straight games; team-high 20 pts in win at Dallas on 9.3 Thursday, July 6 at Seattle W, 79-70 8-7 31 Tina Charles F 6-4 19.7 9.4 2.6 32.2 Connecticut Sunday, July 9 at Phoenix L, 69-81 8-8 Finished the season ranked 3rd in the league in scoring, 4th in rebounding, had 12 double-doubles Friday, July 14 CHICAGO L, 68-78 8-9 Sunday, July 16 WASHINGTON W, 85-55 9-9 Wednesday, July 19 CONNECTICUT W, 96-80 10-9 Tuesday, July 25 at Minnesota (ESPN 2) L, 75-76 10-10 LIBERTY HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON QUICK HITS Friday, July 28 at Indiana W, 85-84 11-10 Sunday, July 30 at Chicago W, 86-82 12-10 All-Time Record ........................................................46-31 The New York Liberty will face the Washington Mystics in a winner-take-all WNBA Playofs 2nd Round game on Sun- Home .......................................................................27-11 AUGUST day, Sept. 10, at The Garden at 5 PM. The Liberty earned Away ........................................................................19-20 Tuesday, Aug. 1 at San Antonio L, 81-93 12-11 the No. 3 seed in the WNBA Playofs and received a bye into Friday, Aug. 4 at Los Angeles L, 74-87 12-12 Overtime ......................................................................3-2 the 2nd Round. The No. 6 seed Mystics advanced to the 2nd Tuesday, Aug. 8 INDIANA W, 81-76 13-12 Postseason ...................................................................6-2 Round with an 86-76 win over the No. 7 seed Dallas Wings on Friday, Aug. 11 at Atlanta W, 83-77 14-12 Last 10 Games vs. Washington .....................................5-5 Wednesday night. Sunday, Aug. 13 LOS ANGELES W, 83-69 15-12 Current Streak vs. Washington......................................W2 Friday, Aug. 18 at Connecticut W, 82-70 16-12 The Liberty surged to 3rd place in the WNBA and 1st in the Sunday, Aug. 20 MINNESOTA W, 70-61 17-12 RECENT MATCHUPS Eastern Conference by winning 10-straight games to close out the regular season. The 10-game winning streak matched a Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Indiana W, 71-50 18-12 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-1) Friday, Aug. 25 WASHINGTON W, 74-66 19-12 franchise record from 2010 and is also the most consecutive 6/29/17 ...............at Washington ......................... L, 54-67 wins to end the regular season WNBA history. Sunday, Aug. 27 CHICAGO W, 92-62 20-12 7/16/17 ...............at New York .............................W, 85-55 8/25/17 ...............at New York .............................W, 74-66 SEPTEMBER New York is in the midst of one of its most successful 3-year Friday, Sept. 1 SAN ANTONIO W, 81-69 21-12 2016 RESULTS VS. WASHINGTON (2-1) stretches in franchise history. The Liberty have earned Sunday, Sept. 3 at Dallas W, 82-81 22-12 5/14/16 ...............at Washington ........................W, 87-76 3-straight WNBA Playofs berths and posted the best record in 7/20/16 ...............at Washington ........................W, 88-81 the Eastern Conference in each of those years. Since the start WNBA Playofs 2nd Round of the 2015 season, New York has gone 66-36 (.647) posting 9/13/16 ...............at New York .............................. L, 62-75 Sunday, Sept. 10 WASHINGTON 5:00 PM 3-straight 20 win seasons for the 1st time in franchise history. The Liberty led the WNBA in defensive feld goal percentage (.408) for the 3rd-straight season, becoming the 1st time in league history to lead the WNBA in defensive feld goal per- centage over a 3-year span. 1 WNBA PLAYOFFS 2ND ROUND: WASHINGTON MYSTICS 2017 NEW YORK LIBERTY ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. DOB College/COUNTRY Exp. 12 Lindsay Allen G 5-8 144 03/20/1995 Notre Dame R 9 Rebecca Allen F/G 6-2 164 11/06/1992 Australia 2 15 Brittany Boyd G 5-9 156 06/11/1993 California 2 31 Tina Charles C 6-4 186 12/05/1988 Connecticut 7 8 Bria Hartley G 5-8 148 09/30/1992 Connecticut 3 10 Epiphanny Prince G 5-9 179 01/11/1988 Rutgers 7 4 Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe F 6-2 175 08/29/1991 Canada R 14 Sugar Rodgers G 5-9 166 12/08/1989 Georgetown 4 41 Kiah Stokes C 6-3 191 03/30/1993 Connecticut 2 7 Kia Vaughn C 6-4 205 01/24/1987 Rutgers 8 17 Amanda Zahui B. C 6-5 250 09/08/1993 Minnesota 2 1 Shavonte Zellous G 5-10 188 08/28/1986 Pittsburgh 8 Head Coach Bill Laimbeer Team President Isiah Thomas Assoicate Head Coach Katie Smith Assistant Coach Herb Williams Director of Player Development & Director of Franchise Development Teresa Weatherspoon Director of Franchise Development Swin Cash Head Athletic Trainer Rosemary Ragle Chief Med Of & VP, Player Care Dr. Lisa Callahan Team Physician Dr. Jo A. Hannafn Team Physician Dr. Marci Goolsby NUMERICAL No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. DOB College/COUNTRY Exp. 1 Shavonte Zellous G 5-10 188 08/28/1986 Pittsburgh 8 4 Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe F 6-2 175 08/29/1991 Canada R 7 Kia Vaughn C 6-4 205 01/24/1987 Rutgers 8 8 Bria Hartley G 5-8 148 09/30/1992 Connecticut 3 9 Rebecca Allen F/G 6-2 164 11/06/1992 Australia 2 10 Epiphanny Prince G 5-9 178 01/11/1988 Rutgers 7 12 Lindsay Allen G 5-8 144 03/20/1995 Notre Dame R 14 Sugar Rodgers G 5-9 166 12/08/1989 Georgetown 4 15 Brittany Boyd G 5-9 156 06/11/1993 California 2 17 Amanda Zahui B. C 6-5 250 09/08/1993 Minnesota 2 31 Tina Charles C 6-4 186 12/05/1988 Connecticut 7 41 Kiah Stokes C 6-3 191 03/30/1993 Connecticut 2 HOW THE LIBERTY WAS BUILT WNBA DRAFT Brittany Boyd 1st round pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, 9th overall selection. Kiah Stokes 1st round pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, 11th overall selection. SIGNINGS TRADES Lindsay Allen Signed on May 31, 2017 Tina Charles Acquired from Connecticut in exchange for Kelsey Bone, 2014 frst round pick Alyssa Thomas and a Rebecca Allen Signed on June 21, 2016 2015 frst round draft pick. Connecticut sent its 2015 third round pick to New York. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe Signed on February 21, 2017 Bria Hartley Acquired from Washington along with Kia Vaughn in exchange for Carolyn Swords (to Seattle) Shavonte Zellous Signed on February 1, 2016. Sugar Rodgers Acquired from Minnesota in exchange for the right to swap third round picks in 2015. Epiphanny Prince Acquired from Chicago in exchange for guard Cappie Pondexter in 2015. Amanda Zahui B. Acquired from Dallas in addition to a 2017 second round pick in exchance for a 2017 frst round pick. Kia Vaughn Acquired from Washington along with Bria Hartley in exchange for Carolyn Swords (to Seattle) 2 WNBA PLAYOFFS 2ND ROUND: WASHINGTON MYSTICS 2017 NEW YORK LIBERTY SPOTTER’S CHART #12 LINDSAY ALLEN #9 REBECCA ALLEN #15 BRITTANY BOYD #31 TINA CHARLEES GUARD GUARD /FORWARD GUARD FORWARD 1ST SEASON 1ST SEASON 3RD SEASON 8TH SEASON #8 BRIA HARTLEY #10 EPIPHANNY PRINCE #4 NAYO RAINCOCK-EKUNWE #14 SUGAR RODGERS GUARD GUARD FORWARD GUARD 4TH SEASON 8TH SEASON 1ST SEASON 5TH SEASON #41 KIAH STOKES #7 KIA VAUGHN #17 AMANDA ZAHUI B #1 SHAVONTE ZELLOUS CENTER CENTER CENTER GUARD 3RD SEASON 9TH SEASON 3RD SEASON 9TH SEASON BILL LAIMBEER KATIE SMITH HERB WILLIAMS TERESA WEATHERSPOON HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIR.