SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The New York Liberty finally got a road
victory.
Becky Hammon scored 23 points and Shameka Christon added nine, as
the Liberty held on for their first road victory, 71-67, over
the San Antonio Silver Stars.
Kelly Schumacher added eight rebounds as the Liberty snapped a
four-game road losing streak. The SilverStars shot 36 percent
(21-of-59) from the field, their worst shooting output of the
season.
New York, which led virtually the entire way, ended the first
quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 13-11 advantage. The Liberty
extended their lead to 10 on a layup by Loree Moore late in the
second quarter, but the SilverStars cut their deficit to 30-24
on a buzzer-beating perimeter jumper by Vickie Johnson.
Behind nine third-quarter points by Hammon, New York pushed its
margin to 51-42 before withholding San Antonio's late push. The
SilverStars cut their deficit to 69-66 on a jump shot by
Johnson with 10 seconds left.
Johnson scored 15 points and rookie Sophia Young added 12 for
San Antonio, which has lost it second straight game and is 0-4
at the AT&T Center.






