NBA

San Antonio Stars at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
3-11, 0-8 Away
Final
84 - 68

8-5, 5-2 Home

Liberty end 6-game losing streak to Stars, 84-68

"It was great playing at home," said Prince, who grew up in Brooklyn. "I looked up in the stands and saw my family along with 18,000 other fans."

Prince missed the team's first 10 games while playing for Russia in the EuroBasket tournament. New York was able to go 6-4 without her, but she's made a big difference in her return, helping the Liberty win two of their three games.

"I think our scoring and our shooting will be a big lift with Epiphanny Prince in the game," coach Bill Laimbeer said. "She is a solid guard and she is a quiet assassin. She'll make a lot of big shots. She was a quality pickup for us. We have a good solid depth to our basketball team and she's one to account for that."

Essence Carson scored 16 points off the bench, the first time she didn't start this season for New York. This was the Liberty's first win over San Antonio since 2011.

Tina Charles, announced as an All-Star Game starter Tuesday, added 14 points and Sugar Rodgers had 13 for New York (8-5).

Danielle Robinson reached double figures for the fourth time in five games, leading the Stars with 18 points. Sophia Young-Malcom and Danielle Adams had 11 points each and Dearica Hamby added 10 for the Stars (3-11), who had just nine players available. Double-digit scorers Kayla McBride and Jia Perkins sat out again with injuries.

"We knew we were going to be young, but we did not know we were going to be injured," Stars coach Dan Hughes said. "You take your two leading scorers (McBride and Perkins), and never have had Alex Montgomery this season.

"We thought that we would have a chance about 10 -15 games in to kind of take a young core and move it to a certain spot, but the problem has obviously been injuries has gotten in the way of developing that core."

San Antonio is still sitting in fourth place in the Western Conference.

The Liberty led 39-30 at the half. The Stars cut the deficit to four points in the third quarter, but the Liberty built a 20-point lead in the fourth, helped by eight points from Rodgers.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 68 - 84
4th 11.0 Kiah Stokes offensive rebound 68 - 84
4th 13.0 Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot 68 - 84
4th 31.0 Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2 68 - 84
4th 31.0 Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2 67 - 84

Statistics

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23-62 FG 35-73
37 Field Goal % 48
2-9 3PT 5-15
22 Three Point % 33
20-23 FT 9-14
87 Free Throw % 64
31 Rebounds 39
7 Offensive Rebounds 11
24 Defensive Rebounds 28
9 Assists 22
8 Steals 7
6 Blocks 8
11 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
8 Fast Break Points 14
26 Points in Paint 38
17 Fouls 18

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,617 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W1 0.65 26
Indiana - 14 W2 0.65 26
New York 2 16 W1 0.6 24
Washington 2 16 L1 0.6 24
Chicago 11 25 L3 0.375 15
Toronto 15 29 L4 0.275 11
Connecticut 16 30 L3 0.25 10
Full Standings

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