NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Angel McCoughtry scored 18 points and the Atlanta Dream used three big runs to cruise to a 79-58 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.
Erika DeSouza had 12 points and Sancho Lyttle added 10 for Atlanta (1-3), which earned its first win of the season.
Essence Carson scored 21 points and Kia Vaughn had 16 for the Liberty (2-2), who have lost consecutive games at Prudential Center — their home for the next three seasons — after opening with two road wins.
New York, which had a 94-88 overtime win at Atlanta in the season opener on June 5, was held to its lowest scoring output after averaging 85 points its first three games.
McCoughtry, who missed the teams’ first meeting, shot 6 for 11 from the field.
