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Tonight

NEW YORK LIBERTY (1-1)
vs.
SACRAMENTO MONARCHS (1-1)
May 13, 2006
MSG
Pre-Season Game No. 3
Home Game No. 1
4:00 PM

Next Home Game: Sat, June 3, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. vs. Los Angeles

For Liberty tickets go to The Garden box office, click here or
call 1-877-WNBA TIX.

Probable Starters
Guard #22 Ashley Battle Scored a team-high seven points, grabbed two boards and collected one steal in 19 minutes vs. Seattle
Guard #25 Becky Hammon Scored a team-high seven points, grabbed three boards and dished one assist in 22 minutes vs. Seattle.
Forward #20 Shameka Christon Scored two points, grabbed five boards, and blocked two shots in 21 minutes vs. Seattle.
Forward #33 Cathrine Kraayeveld Scored three points, grabbed three boards and dished two assists in 23 minutes vs. Seattle.
Center #54
Barbara Farris Scored five points, grabbed five boards and blocked one shot in 19 minutes vs. Seattle.

Injury Report/Inactive List

INJURY REPORT:
None

INACTIVE LIST:
None

*Subject to change one hour prior to tip-off

Upcoming Game
Here's a look at the upcoming schedule:
Date / Time ET Opponent Broadcast
Sat. May 20, 7:00p at Connecticut MSG Network
Tue. May23, 7:00p at Washington MSG Network
Tue. May 30, 7:00p at Indiana ESPN2
Thu. Jun. 1, 7:30p at Detroit MSG Network
Sat. Jun. 3, 4:00p v. Los Angeles ABC

Last Two Games

Storm 71, Liberty 43 (May 7, 2006 - Seattle, WA): Seattle opened the match-up on a 12-0 run that carried them to the 0:19 mark (14-5) in the first period...New York attempted to mount a comeback in the second period cutting the margin to one point as Shameka Christon hit her lone jump shot of the night bringing the score to 20-21...The Storm went on their second tear of the night scoring ten straight points to head into the half 30-20...Despite Seattle's growing lead, New York continued to battle in the third trading baskets and getting to the line with Ashley Battle converting a late free-throw, one of seven points on the night...Becky Hammon connected on an early jumpshot in the fourth to spark New York's final surge, but Seattle countered with six straight points as they cruised to victory.

Liberty 55, Monarchs 52 (May 4 - Sacramento, CA): New York jumped out to an early lead behind four straight points from Barbara Farris...The game remained evenly matched until Ashley Battle connected on a three-point shot at the 3:16 mark that sparked a 13-0 run that gave the Liberty a 19-6 advantage at the end of the first period...Sacramento continued to struggle experiencing a 12 point deficit heading in to the half...The third period belonged to the Liberty as they shot .455 from the field and recorded their largest lead of the game at 17 points...Two back-to-back steals from Hamchetou Maiga ignited a 9-0 tear by Sacramento in the fourth, 48-51...Despite tying the game at 52-52 with :21.7 remaining in the game, the Monarchs could not defend against a last second 14' jumper from Becky Hammon that helped seal the 55-52 Liberty victory... Farris and Kiesha Brown led the team with 10 points apiece.

2006 Pre-Season Record
RECORD HOME ROAD
EAST: 0-0 0-0 0-0
WEST: 1-1 0-0 1-1
OVERALL:
1-1 0-0 1-1

More Liberty Notes

SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE: Over the past nine years, New York has had split results in pre-season competition. The Liberty holds an 11-11 (.500) all-time record in exhibition play.

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE: The Liberty is not one to shy away from a challenge... They come right out of the gates looking to test themselves... For the past few seasons, New York has used the pre-season to go up against the best in the WNBA - by playing the defending champs... This season, the Liberty will be going up against the defending WNBA Champion Sacramento Monarchs, as well as the 2004 Champion Seattle Storm... Last season, the Liberty tested its skills against Seattle, the then-defending champion, and the 2003 Champion Detroit Shock.