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08/03 20:30 CDT Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones help New York beat Seattle
for 5th win in past 6 games
Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones help New York beat Seattle for 5th win in
past 6 games
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquel Jones added 20
to help the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 95-83 on Monday night.
Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points for the Liberty (18-13), who have won five of
their past six games. The previous four victories came by a total of eight
points.
Monday's game started a three-game homestand for New York this week. The teams
will play again Wednesday night.
New York led 70-67 late in the third quarter before scoring the final nine
points of the period to take a 12-point advantage heading into the fourth
quarter. Stewart had four points during the spurt.
The run continued at the start the fourth with Marine Johannes and Han Xu for
the Liberty, who went up 85-67. Seattle could get no closer than nine the rest
of the way.
Flau'jae Johnson scored 25 points, while Natisha Hiedeman and Dominque Malonga
each added 17 for Seattle (6-26).
The game served as a homecoming for Seattle coach Sonia Raman, who was an
assistant in New York last season. It's been a rough first year for Raman as
the Storm are currently last in the standings. They've dropped nine straight
games, but the future is bright with young stars Johnson, Malonga and Awa Fam.
New York jumped all over Seattle with Ionescu, Jones and Stewart combining to
score the team's first 26 points. The Liberty led 28-18 after one quarter.
Seattle rallied behind Hiedeman to get within 50-43 at the half.
About 90 minutes before tipoff, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was
courtside, chatting with Jones and Liberty coach Chris DeMarco.
"She was saying how excited she was to be here and watch us play and
everything," Jones said of chatting with Clinton. "Great experience to meet her
and all the amazing things she's done."
Clinton sat next to Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai during the game and received a
loud ovation from the crowd when she was shown on the videoboard.
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