UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Plenette Pierson scored 18 points and the New York Liberty kept their playoff hopes alive with 74-66 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
Cappie Pondexter scored 14 points and Katie Smith added 13 for the Liberty (11-16), who moved within a game of Indiana for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Kelsey Griffin led Connecticut (7-19) with 22 points while Tina Charles had 18 and Renee Montgomery finished with 14.
The 19 losses set a franchise high for the Sun in a season.
New York led 55-44 with 2:03 left in the third period. Connecticut got within 55-52 early in the fourth period, but Pierson scored six straight points during a 12-5 run that clinched it.
