New York vs. Charlotte

2001 REG SEASON	W	L	HOME	ROAD	CONF	L10
New York	21	11	13-3	8-8	13-8	5-5
Charlotte	18	14	11-5	7-9	15-6	9-1

Charlotte won season series 2-1

All statistics for games through First Round of playoffs
Scouting reports provided by the Detroit Shock coaching staff

#2 NEW YORK LIBERTY	VS.	#4 CHARLOTTE STING

Teresa Weatherspoon  5-8 | Louisiana Tech '88
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 4.3 4.7 4.7  BS: 0  ST: 3  3FG: 1 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Emotional and inspirational leader of this team ... quick, strong and physical ... tenacious defender with extremely quick hands for steals ... will take the charge and make the hustle plays ... shooting the ball much better this season ... looking to score more than previous years ... will "free-lance" defensively looking for steals.
Dawn Staley  5-6 | Virginia '92
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 8.7 3.3 6.3  BS: 2  ST: 5  3FG: 4 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Aggressively looking for her shot ... a tremendous competitor who has lost a step, but is still pretty quick so do not underestimate her ... likes to curl around screens and get into the key for pull-up jumpers ... loves to ball fake and drive baseline ... great free throw shooter ... will token pressure defensively ... has very quick hands.
Shooting Guard
Vickie Johnson  5-9 | Louisiana Tech '96
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 16.3 4.3 4.7  BS: 0  ST: 5  3FG: 2 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Left-handed ... quick, strong and athletic ... will try to back you down off dribble into low post ... will get defensive rebound and dribble up floor on fastbreak ... takes a set-shot three ... can't give her open looks.
Andrea Stinson  5-11 | N.C. State '91
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 12.3 5.7 1.7  BS: 0  ST: 3  3FG: 3 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Very capable of doing it all and carrying a team on her back ... excellent offensive player ... can shoot the three and can drive left or right ... loves to get the defensive rebound and push the ball up the court as fast as possible ... once she starts hopping up and down, she is about to make some type of move ... decent weak side defender.
Center
Tari Phillips  6-1 | Central Florida '91
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 11.3 11.3 1.7  BS: 1  ST: 4  3FG: 0 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: A tough low post player ... can make the 15-17 foot jumper when facing ... loves to drive right ... struggling at the foul line ... a tenacious offensive rebounder ... very capable of a double-double.
Tammy Sutton-Brown  6-4 | Rutgers '01
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 7.7 4.0 0.7  BS: 3  ST: 1  3FG: 0 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Has become the go-to player in the post that they've needed ... has a great body ... will post up extremely well ... has improved on finishing when she gets deep in the post position, especially with her left hand ... very good at making her move depending on where she feels the contact ... very opportunistic scorer when crashing the offensive boards ... tends to play 3/4 behind the post defensively.
Power Forward
Tamika Whitmore  6-2 | Memphis '99
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 10.7 4.0 1.3  BS: 1  ST: 2  3FG: 0 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Has a good variety of low post moves ... can shoot and drive from high post ... has a scorer's mentality which makes her a threat every time she touches the ball ... strong and physical ... has been one of their "go-to" offensive players in the past.
Allison Feaster  5-11 | Harvard '98
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 4.7 3.0 1.7  BS: 1  ST: 1  3FG: 2 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: A leading candidate for the most improved player in the league ... very dangerous spot-up three-point shooter who can also put the ball on the floor for 1-ups and 2-ups going both left and right ... very aggressive on-ball defender with quick hands.
Small Forward
Crystal Robinson  5-10 | SE Oklahoma State '96
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 12.7 2.7 1.7  BS: 2  ST: 4  3FG: 7 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Great 3-point shooter with deep range ... has quick first step to basket and will go both left and right ... explosive offensive player ... reads screens extremely well.
Charlotte Smith  6-0 | North Carolina '95
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 5.7 2.0 1.7  BS: 2  ST: 2  3FG: 2 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Plays at the four position as of late ... will do her best to fight around the front of the low block defensively ... runs the floor extremely well ... will pull up for the three-point shot on the trail if you give her too much ground ... likes to drive right ... can go left.
Key Reserves
Sue Wicks  F | 6-3 | Rutgers '88
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 3.0 4.0 1.0  BS: 1  ST: 1  3FG: 0 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Physical, active post player with high energy and intensity ... crashes the offensive boards ... runs floor well ... will penetrate and dish to perimeter ... looks to take the charge on drivers ... will help on defense.
Shalonda Enis  F | 6-1 | Alabama '97
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 8.0 3.0 1.0  BS: 0  ST: 1  3FG: 3 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Likes to turn right shoulder with her back facing the basket ... very good on the three-point perimeter with a shooting range of 15-17 feet ... doesn't like a lot of contact ... very good passer for a post player ... starting to try to defend better in the post by fighting 3/4 to behind the opponent ... loves to lean into you and draw fouls ... good free throw shooter ... likes to crash offensive boards, especially after her own shot.
Becky Hammon  G | 5-6 | Colorado State '99
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 2.0 0.3 0.7  BS: 0  ST: 0  3FG: 2 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Great 3-point shooter with NBA range and quick release ... uses hesitation dribble well and likes step-back, head fake and drive moves ... good at making off-balance shots on drives to hoop ... good passer ... quick hands on defense.
Tonya Edwards  G | 5-10 | Tennessee '90
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 5.0 2.0 1.3  BS: 0  ST: 2  3FG: 2 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Whenever she comes into the game, Sting will run thumb-up exclusively for her to get her a quick shot ... good shooter with three-point range ... likes to drive left on the perimeter and lean into you to draw the fouls ... will post up on smaller guards and turn left shoulder on both blocks.
Andrea Nagy  G | 5-7 | Fla. International '95
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  1 3.0 2.0 0.0  BS: 1  ST: 0  3FG: 0 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Very smart back-up point guard ... loves to start penetration going right then crossover left to finish at the basket ... not looking to score.
Clarisse Machanguana  C | 6-5 | Old Dominion '97
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  3 6.0 2.7 0.0  BS: 1  ST: 1  3FG: 0 Postseason WNBA.com Scouting Report: Likes to turn her left shoulder on the right block ... on the left block, she likes to come across the lane for a sweeping hook shot or fake left shoulder and come back right shoulder with a two-step baseline move ... a flopper who tries to draw silly fouls on whomever is defending her ... very aggressive low post defender ... 17-foot range on her jumpshot ... likes to drive right from top of key area.