Liberty 79-66 Sun (17 Aug, 2012) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

15-5, 8-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	20	15	13	18	66
NY	16	23	20	20	79

New York Liberty

7-12, 4-6 home

Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.
Kia Vaughn made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Leilani Mitchell missed 4 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Kia Vaughn missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Essence Carson missed Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Plenette Pierson made Driving Layup.
Kia Vaughn missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Essence Carson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson made Driving Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Leilani Mitchell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Nicole Powell made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 5 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Essence Carson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Mistie Mims.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Plenette Pierson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Leilani Mitchell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Essence Carson made Driving Layup.
Essence Carson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kia Vaughn missed 11 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Leilani Mitchell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Essence Carson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 60 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Kara Braxton made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Tina Charles.
Essence Carson made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Essence Carson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Technical Free Throw.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Tan White.
Cappie Pondexter missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn made Two Point Shot.
Kia Vaughn made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Alex Montgomery made 17 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Charles missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles missed Layup.
Mistie Mims made Layup.
Mistie Mims's Layup blocked by Kia Vaughn.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Hightower made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelsey Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelsey Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelsey Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Allison Hightower made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Allison Hightower made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Tina Charles missed 15 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Danielle McCray's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
Mistie Mims missed 15 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 16 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Mims made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Mistie Mims missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Hightower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Allison Hightower's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Cappie Pondexter.
Allison Hightower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kelsey Griffin made Layup.
Kalana Greene missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Mims's 5 ft Two Point Shot blocked by Kia Vaughn.
Allison Hightower made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Mistie Mims made Layup. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Allison Hightower missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kalana Greene missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kalana Greene missed 9 ft Jumper.
Allison Hightower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Charles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelsey Griffin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery's Jumper blocked by Essence Carson.
Tina Charles made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Renee Montgomery missed 19 ft Jumper.
Danielle McCray missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelsey Griffin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Charles missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Essence Carson.
Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Renee Montgomery missed 6 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims missed Layup.
Tan White made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made 9 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims made Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Renee Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kalana Greene missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tan White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Kalana Greene missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

SUN

LIBERTY

TIME		CONN	NY
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tina Charles vs. Kia Vaughn. Leilani Mitchell gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Plenette Pierson missed Layup.	0	0
9:34	Kalana Greene Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:29	Mistie Mims Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	0	0
9:22	Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:21	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:19	Plenette Pierson made Layup.	0	2
8:56	Mistie Mims made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
8:41	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
8:38	Kalana Greene Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:30	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
8:29	Tina Charles Offensive Rebound.	2	2
8:26	Tina Charles missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:23	Kia Vaughn Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:11	Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.	2	2
8:08	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	2	2
7:54	Kara Lawson made 15 ft Jumper.	4	2
7:33	Kia Vaughn made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	4	4
7:28	Plenette Pierson Foul. Kalana Greene gains possession.	4	4
7:22	Tina Charles missed Layup.	4	4
7:20	Mistie Mims Offensive Rebound.	4	4
7:18	Mistie Mims made Layup.	6	4
7:05	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	4
7:03	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	6	4
6:56	Mistie Mims's Layup blocked by Kia Vaughn.	6	4
6:56	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	6	4
6:56	Kelsey Griffin enters the game for Tina Charles.	6	4
6:56	DeMya Walker enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	6	4
6:43	Mistie Mims Traveling	6	4
6:30	Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	4
6:28	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	6	4
6:22	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	4
6:20	Leilani Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	6	4
6:13	Leilani Mitchell missed 4 ft Jumper.	6	4
6:11	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	6	4
5:56	Allison Hightower made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	8	4
5:43	DeMya Walker made Layup.	8	6
5:33	Mistie Mims Offensive Foul. DeMya Walker gains possession.	8	6
5:33	Mistie Mims Foul	8	6
5:33	Tina Charles enters the game for Mistie Mims.	8	6
5:33	Essence Carson enters the game for Nicole Powell.	8	6
5:20	Kia Vaughn missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	8	6
5:18	Essence Carson Offensive Rebound.	8	6
5:07	Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
5:05	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	8	6
4:48	Cappie Pondexter made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	8	8
4:41	Kia Vaughn Shooting Foul. Kelsey Griffin gains possession.	8	8
4:41	Official Timeout.	8	8
4:41	Kara Braxton enters the game for Kia Vaughn.	8	8
4:41	Tan White enters the game for Kalana Greene.	8	8
4:41	Kelsey Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	8
4:41	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	8	8
4:41	Kelsey Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	8
4:24	DeMya Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.	9	8
4:22	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	9	8
4:01	Kelsey Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.	11	8
3:43	Essence Carson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	11	8
3:42	Kara Braxton Offensive Rebound.	11	8
3:36	Essence Carson missed Jumper.	11	8
3:34	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	11	8
3:27	Allison Hightower made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	14	8
3:11	Tina Charles Personal Foul. Kara Braxton gains possession.	14	8
3:11	Plenette Pierson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	14	8
3:11	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Kara Lawson.	14	8
3:03	Plenette Pierson made Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.	14	10
2:49	Allison Hightower made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Charles.	16	10
2:42	Allison Hightower Personal Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	16	10
2:42	Mistie Mims enters the game for Kelsey Griffin.	16	10
2:42	Danielle McCray enters the game for Allison Hightower.	16	10
2:42	Nicole Powell enters the game for Leilani Mitchell.	16	10
2:31	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.	16	10
2:29	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	16	10
2:17	Tina Charles missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	10
2:15	Tina Charles Offensive Rebound.	16	10
2:11	Renee Montgomery made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	18	10
1:50	Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.	18	12
1:35	Tan White Bad Pass	18	12
1:35	Kia Vaughn enters the game for Kara Braxton.	18	12
1:28	Tan White Kicked Ball	18	12
1:21	Plenette Pierson Lost Ball. Stolen by Renee Montgomery.	18	12
1:16	Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.	20	12
55.3	Plenette Pierson made Driving Layup.	20	14
39.9	Tina Charles Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	20	14
29.9	Kia Vaughn missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	20	14
29.1	New York Defensive Rebound.	20	14
10.2	Danielle McCray's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.	20	14
9.4	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	20	14
8.9	Danielle McCray Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	20	14
2.8	Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.	20	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	16

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 4-1

Sun
78
Liberty
73

Game 1

19/5

Liberty
77
Sun
92

Game 2

20/5

Liberty
55
Sun
97

Game 3

16/6

Sun
66
Liberty
79

Game 4

17/8

Liberty
74
Sun
85

Game 5

19/8

12:00 AM, 17 August 2012

Referees:
Kevin Sparrock
Denise Brooks
Daryl Humphrey

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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