NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Essence Carson scored 22 points and Cappie Pondexter had 20 to lead the New York Liberty to a 77-59 victory over the Seattle Storm on Saturday.
DeMya Walker added 11 points for New York (5-9), who had lost four of its previous five.
Ann Wauters and Tina Thompson scored 10 points each for Seattle (6-8), which snapped a five-game winning streak. The Storm shot just 32 percent from the field (19 for 59), including 4 for 22 on 3-pointers.
Sue Bird’s third 3-pointer of the game — and first since about 4 minutes into the game — capped a 7-1 run that pulled the Storm to 56-48 heading to the fourth quarter.
However, Pondexter and Kara Braxton had consecutive layups to restore the Liberty’s double-digit lead, 65-52, with 6:17 to go. Seattle got no closer than 10 again.
