New York Liberty at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Rodgers leads Liberty to 84-77 win over Stars
Rodgers had eight straight points in a 12-2 run that made it 62-53 after the Liberty trailed 46-44 at the break.
Swin Cash put New York (19-8), which clinched a playoff spot before the break, ahead 52-51 with a pair of free throws before Rodgers started her run with a basket.
Jayne Appel-Marinelli scored for the Stars before Rodgers cashed in a free throw after a technical on San Antonio coach Dan Hughes. Rodgers then drained a 17-footer on the ensuing possession and followed up with a 3-pointer. Amanda Zahui B. ended the run with a pair of free throws with 1:39 left in the quarter.
Brittany Boyd's basket at the buzzer gave New York, third in the AP power poll, a 67-58 lead.
New York's Tina Charles, a member of the champion U.S. team in Rio, had 13 points and 10 rebounds for her league-leading 15th double-double. All-Star Epiphanny Prince played her first game this season after tearing an ACL in November playing in Russia. She had five points in seven minutes.
Appel-Marinelli had a career-high 17 points for San Antonio (5-19). The Stars have lost six straight.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Astou Ndour defensive rebound | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Brittany Boyd misses free throw 2 of 2 | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2 | 84 - 77 |
Statistics
 NY |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 27-66 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 23-28 | FT | 18-23 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 6,831 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 New York |
2 | 15 | W1 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 15 | W1 | 0.5945946 | 22 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
13.5 | 26 | L1 | 0.2972973 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
14.5 | 27 | W1 | 0.27027026 | 10 |
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