NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cappie Pondexter scored 24 points to lead the New York Liberty to a 79-66 victory over the first-place Connecticut Sun on Thursday night in the teams’ first game after the Olympic break.
Plenette Pierson, returning after missing the Liberty’s past eight games before the hiatus due to a left knee strain, had 16 points to help New York (7-12) snap a three-game skid.
Renee Montgomery scored 16 points, and Allison Hightower and Mistie Mims added 12 each for the Sun (15-5). Tina Charles, who helped lead the United States to a gold medal at the London Games, had just four points and 12 rebounds, while fellow Olympian Asjha Jones sat out due to a strained left Achilles’ tendon.