Betnijah Laney made four three-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points, Marine Johannes added five three-pointers and 18 points, and the visiting New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 110-80 on Friday night.
New York (8-3) scored 100-plus points for the third time this season — with two coming against Atlanta.
Jonquel Jones scored 12 points in the first six minutes to help New York build a 22-9 lead. The Liberty extended it to 59-40 by halftime after shooting 10 for 20 on three-pointers. Jones tied her season-high with 15 points in the half and Breanna Stewart added 11 points as New York shot 51 per cent from the field.
Six <a href=”https://twitter.com/nyliberty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@nyliberty</a> players scored in double figures to pick up the 110-80 win over the Dream ⬇<a href=”https://twitter.com/BetnijahLaney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@BetnijahLaney</a>: 19 PTS, 3 REB<a href=”https://twitter.com/jus242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@jus242</a>: 18 PTS, 9 REB<a href=”https://twitter.com/MarineJ5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MarineJ5</a>: 18 PTS, 2 AST<a href=”https://twitter.com/Sloot22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Sloot22</a>: 16 PTS, 11 AST<a href=”https://twitter.com/breannastewart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@BreannaStewart</a>: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST<a href=”https://twitter.com/KBT_5Blessed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@KBT_5Blessed</a>: 10 PTS, 4 REB<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoreThanGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#MoreThanGame</a> <a href=”https://t.co/ymNcN8oh4p”>pic.twitter.com/ymNcN8oh4p</a>
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Jones finished with 18 points and nine rebounds for New York. Courtney Vandersloot had 16 points, 11 assists and seven steals, and Stewart added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Sabrina Ionescu, who returned after missing two games, added eight points.
New York made a season-high 17 three-pointers on 35 attempts.
Rhyne Howard scored 24 points for Atlanta (5-7). Allisha Gray scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half, and Cheyenne Parker finished with 13 points.
Atlanta rookie Laeticia Amihere of Mississauga, Ont., added two points, two rebounds and an assist.
New York centre Stefanie Dolson was helped off the floor with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter with an apparent ankle injury.
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