The New York Liberty will make their first appearance at Madison Square Garden of the season when it hosts the Atlanta Dream on School Day presented by Indigo Rein on Wednesday, May 27, at 11 AM, with halftime speaker Traciana Graves, founder of Project Bully Free Zone and the #SaySomethingBeautiful campaign.

New York fell to Chicago in its preseason opener, 83-55, on Friday night, while Atlanta lost to Washington, 79-55.

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This will be the only preseason appearance at MSG for the Liberty, who will close out preseason action at Minnesota on Monday, June 1, before returning home to host Atlanta in the 2015 season opener on June 5, at 7:30 PM.

LIBERTY FALL TO CHICAGO IN PRESEASON OPENER
The New York Liberty lost to the Chicago Sky 83-55 in its preseason opener at the University of Delaware on Friday, May 22. The game was played at the collegiate home of Chicago star Elena Della Donne, who starred for four years at Delaware. New York jumped out to a 16-14 lead through the first quarter, but saw the Sky bounce back to hold a 26-12 advantage in the second period and swing the momentum. New York struggled from the field, shooting just 31.9 percent, while hitting 3-of-12 3-point attempts, while Chicago drained seven threes and shot 18-for-20 from the line.

ROOKIES SHINE IN PRESEASON DEBUT
The Liberty saw a pair of first year players shine in the 2015 preseason opener against Chicago on Friday. Rookie center Kiah Stokes turned in a double-double, playing a team-high 25 minutes to finish with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Wing Rebecca Allen out of Australia finished with 10 points, knocking down both of her 3-point attempts. First round draft pick Brittany Boyd started at the point and finished with seven points and a pair of assists in her professional debut.

LIBERTY MAKE A SPLASH IN THE DRAFT
The Liberty made five picks in the 2015 WNBA Draft, including a pair of first rounders, despite entering the day without a first-round pick, which had been sent to Connecticut in 2014 to acquire All-Star center Tina Charles. New York traded Alex Montgomery to San Antonio and selected All-American point guard Brittany Boyd from California. Additionally, the Liberty traded guard Anna Cruz and two picks to the Minnesota Lynx, selecting center Kiah Stokes from the University of Connecticut with the 11^th overall pick. New York also selected Stanford guard Amber Orrange (23^rd).

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
This year’s team will have a local feel with three players hailing from the NYC metropolitan area: Tina Charles (Brooklyn – Christ the King), Epiphanny Prince (Queens – Murry Bergtraum), and Essence Carson (Paterson, N.J. – Paterson Eastside). Additionally, veteran guard Tanisha Wright was born in Brooklyn before moving to Pittsburgh as a child.