| GAME LEADERS | NEW YORK | WASHINGTON |
| POINTS | Nurse (17) | Powers (20) |
| REBOUNDS | Zahui B (14) | Hines-Allen (8) |
| ASSISTS | Clarendon (6) | Mitchell (5) |
TEAM NOTABLES
- #SayHerName: It has been 147 days since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her own apartment. The officers responsible for her death have not been arrested.
- The New York Liberty beat the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics, 74-66, which secured the team’s first win of the 2020 season.
- Walt Hopkins recorded his first career win as a WNBA head coach tonight.
- New York had 38 rebounds, 16 assists and 17 bench points.
- New York used its 4thdifferent starting lineup of the season, replacing Jocelyn Willoughby with Leaonna “Neah” Odom at small forward.
- New York tallied a season-high 12 three-pointers made on the night (37.5%), both are a season best.
- The Liberty scored 12 second chance points, the most this season. The Mystics scored 6.
- Tonight is the Liberty’s second game this season winning the first half (40-31). The other game was against Atlanta on July 31. New York held the Washington offense to its season-low of 31 points through the first half.
- Washington did not have a single offensive rebound in the first half. New York grabbed five.
- Tonight, New York snapped a seven-game Washington winning streak against the Liberty that dated back to September 10, 2017.
- The Liberty last beat the Mystics on August 25, 2017, 74-66 in New York.
- Key Runs:
- The Liberty opened the game on a 6-2 run in the first 90 seconds of the game.
- New York’s 14-5 run midway through the second quarter extended its lead to 11 points, the most of the half.
- Washington went on a 10-3 run to cut the Liberty lead to within 5 points with two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
- Up Next: The New York Liberty will take on the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, August 9, with tip-off scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on YES Network.
PLAYER NOTABLES
- #SayHerName: It has been 147 days since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her own apartment. The officers responsible for her death have not been arrested.
- Kia Nurse recorded a team-high 17 points on the night, 7 of which came from the charity stripe.
- Amanda Zahui B surpassed her season-high scoring with 14 points (4-9 3 PT), grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, and recorded 3 assists and 2 blocks. Tonight’s performance makes her the second Liberty player to record 14 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in franchise history (Tina Charles, two times).
- Amanda Zahui B also recorded her 100th career block in the fourth quarter, which makes her the 106th player to do so in WNBA history.
- Layshia Clarendon scored 14 points along with a game-high 6 assists. They finished 4-5 from beyond the perimeter, which marks a career-high in three-pointers made.
- Leaonna Odom earned her first start of the season and finished with 9 points, 4 rebounds in 27:20 minutes.
- Jocelyn Willoughby added 9 points, 7 of which came from the line.
- Aerial Powers led the Mystics’ offense in scoring with 20 points on the night. Emma Meesseman added 17 points for Washington in the loss.