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WNBA team season
The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association . The Liberty will play at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden .
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft .
Transaction log
April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland.
May 27, 2011: The Liberty swapped third-round picks in the 2012 Draft with the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
February 14: The Liberty re-signed Leilani Mitchell.
February 24: The Liberty signed Kelly Miller.
March 5: The Liberty signed Rafaella Masciadri.
April 13: The Liberty signed DeMya Walker and Essence Carson.
April 23: The Liberty signed Laura Broomfield and Iasia Hemingway.
April 27: The Liberty signed draft picks Kelley Cain and Katelan Redmon.
May 11: The Liberty waived Iasia Hemingway.
May 16: The Liberty waived Laura Broomfield and Sydney Colson.
May 17: The Liberty waived Katelan Redmon and Raffaella Masciadri and suspended Quanitra Hollingsworth.
July 2: The Liberty waived Kelly Miller.
Personnel changes
Roster
2012 New York Liberty roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
F/C
45
Braxton, Kara
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
02-18-1983
Georgia
C
52
Cain, Kelley
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
05-16-1989
Tennessee
G/F
17
Carson, Essence
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
07-28-1986
Rutgers
PG
5
Mitchell, Leilani
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
128 lb (58 kg)
06-15-1985
Utah
G/F
21
Montgomery, Alex
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
11-12-1988
Georgia Tech
F/C
33
Pierson, Plenette
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
08-31-1981
Texas Tech
G
23
Pondexter, Cappie
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
01-07-1983
Rutgers
F
14
Powell, Nicole
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
06-22-1982
Stanford
G/F
30
Redmon, Katelan
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
10-11-1988
Gonzaga
C
15
Vaughn, Kia
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
01-24-1987
Rutgers
F
22
Walker, DeMya
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
11-28-1977
Virginia
Head coach
John Whisenant (New Mexico State )
Assistant coaches
Monique Ambers (Arizona State ) Norm Ellenberger (Butler )
Athletic trainer
Laura Ramus (Wayne State )
Strength and conditioning coach
Kevin Duffy (Ohio )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Depth
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
Regular season
2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
June (5–5)
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
5
Sat 2
7:00
@ Indiana
FS-I
68-91
Pierson (24)
Powell (7)
Pondexter Walker (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,006
0-5
6
Sun 3
6:00
Indiana
MSG
87-72
Pondexter (25)
Vaughn (8)
Carson Pierson (4)
Prudential Center 4,905
1-5
7
Tue 5
7:00
Atlanta
79-74
Pondexter (26)
Vaughn (8)
Mitchell (4)
Prudential Center 4,823
2-5
8
Fri 8
7:00
@ Washington
CSN-MA
76-70
Pondexter (25)
Walker (6)
Carson (5)
Verizon Center 9,108
3-5
9
Sun 10
4:00
Chicago
MSG CN100
64-73
Pondexter (22)
Carson Pondexter Vaughn (6)
Pondexter (7)
Prudential Center 5,908
3-6
10
Fri 15
7:00
@ Connecticut
55-97
Carson (14)
Pondexter Walker (5)
Pondexter Vaughn (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,522
3-7
11
Tue 19
7:00
@ Atlanta
FS-S
73-60
Carson Pondexter (14)
Pondexter (6)
Pondexter (13)
Philips Arena 4,134
4-7
12
Thu 21
8:00
@ Minnesota
70-102
Pondexter (30)
4 players (5)
Pondexter (5)
Target Center 9,050
4-8
13
Sun 24
4:00
Atlanta
MSG
64-74
Mitchell (16)
Braxton (13)
Pondexter (5)
Prudential Center 6,754
4-9
14
Sat 30
4:00
Seattle
NBATV
77-59
Carson (22)
Pondexter (7)
Pondexter (4)
Prudential Center 6,724
5-9
Postseason
2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Statistics
Regular season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Awards and honors
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References
External links
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