The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th 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 [ edit ]
WNBA Draft [ edit ]
The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft .
Transaction log [ edit ]
March 14: The Liberty re-signed Sidney Spencer.
April 6: The Liberty signed Ewelina Kobryn to a training camp contract.
April 11: The Liberty traded draft rights to Angel Robinson and a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for draft rights to Jessica Breland.
April 11: The Liberty traded Kalana Greene to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for draft rights to Sydney Colson.
May 16: The Liberty signed Whitney Boddie and Crystal Kelly to training camp contracts.
May 27: The Liberty acquired Quanitra Hollingsworth from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the right to swap third-round picks in the 2012 Draft.
June 1: The Liberty waived Mekia Valentine, Whitney Boddie, Crystal Kelly, and Ewelina Kobryn.
July 4: The Liberty waived Jessica Breland and signed Felicia Chester.
July 21: The Liberty waived Felicia Chester.
July 28: The Liberty signed Ta'Shia Phillips.
August 4: The Liberty traded Sidney Spencer to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kara Braxton.
Personnel changes [ edit ]
2011 New York Liberty roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
5.5 ! F/C
7001450000000000000♠ 45
USA !
Braxton, Kara
7000198120000000000♠ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
02-18-1983
Georgia
2.5 ! G/F
7001170000000000000♠ 17
USA !
Carson, Essence
7000182880000000000♠ 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
07-28-1986
Rutgers
1.5 ! G
7001500000000000000♠ 50
USA !
Colson, Sydney
7000172720000000000♠ 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
140 lb (64 kg)
08-06-1989
Texas A&M
6.0 ! C
7000900000000000000♠ 9
USA !
Hollingsworth, Quanitra
7000195580000000000♠ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
11-15-1988
Virginia Commonwealth
1.0 ! PG
7000500000000000000♠ 5
USA !
Mitchell, Leilani
7000165100000000000♠ 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
128 lb (58 kg)
06-15-1985
Utah
2.5 ! G/F
7001220000000000000♠ 22
USA !
Montgomery, Alex
7000185420000000000♠ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
11-12-1988
Georgia Tech
6.0 ! C
7001530000000000000♠ 53
USA !
Phillips, Ta'Shia
7000198120000000000♠ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
01-24-1989
Xavier
5.5 ! F/C
7001330000000000000♠ 33
USA !
Pierson, Plenette
7000187960000000000♠ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
08-31-1981
Texas Tech
1.5 ! G
7001230000000000000♠ 23
USA !
Pondexter, Cappie
7000175260000000000♠ 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
01-07-1983
Rutgers
4.0 ! F
7001140000000000000♠ 14
USA !
Powell, Nicole
7000187960000000000♠ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
06-22-1982
Stanford
6.0 ! C
7001150000000000000♠ 15
USA !
Vaughn, Kia
7000193040000000000♠ 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
01-24-1987
Rutgers
Head coach
John Whisenant (New Mexico State )
Assistant coaches
Monique Ambers (Arizona State )
Lady Grooms (Georgia )
Athletic trainer
Lisa White (Stony Brook )
Strength and conditioning coach
Kevin Duffy (Ohio )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Season standings [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Preseason [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
2011 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
August
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
19
August 2
7:30pm
@ Atlanta
FS-S
85–75
Pierson (20)
Pierson (8)
Mitchell (6)
Philips Arena
4,573
11–8
20
August 4
12:00pm
Chicago
NBATV
MSG
59–49
Pondexter (15)
Powell (10)
Carson
Pondexter (3)
Prudential Center
10,133
12–8
21
August 6
7:00pm
@ Washington
NBATV
81–91
Pondexter (21)
Hollingsworth (7)
Pondexter (7)
Verizon Center
10,741
12–9
22
August 9
8:00pm
Seattle
ESPN2
58–56
Pondexter (19)
Pierson (8)
Pondexter (5)
Prudential Center
6,732
13–9
23
August 12
7:00pm
@ Washington
63–64
Mitchell (18)
Hollingsworth (8)
Mitchell (6)
Verizon Center
10,092
13–10
24
August 13
7:00pm
@ Indiana
NBATV
71–82
Pondexter (30)
Pondexter (8)
Pondexter (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse
9,237
13–11
25
August 16
7:00pm
Washington
69–66
Pondexter (26)
Vaughn (7)
Powell (5)
Prudential Center
6,223
14–11
26
August 18
7:00pm
Connecticut
NBATV
MSG
84–81 (OT)
Pondexter (27)
Vaughn (11)
Pondexter (4)
Prudential Center
7,245
15–11
27
August 20
10:00pm
@ Seattle
62–63
Pierson (15)
Pondexter (6)
Pondexter (6)
KeyArena
7,139
15–12
28
August 23
10:00pm
@ Phoenix
ESPN2
74–70
Pondexter (25)
Pondexter (8)
Pierson (5)
US Airways Center
8,871
16–12
29
August 28
6:00pm
@ Chicago
NBATV
CN100
73–74
Pierson (19)
Vaughn (8)
Pondexter (8)
Allstate Arena
5,707
16–13
30
August 30
7:00pm
Chicago
MSG+
CN100
71–67
Pondexter (19)
Pierson (8)
Pondexter
Powell (3)
Prudential Center
6,334
17–13
Postseason [ edit ]
2011 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Statistics [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Braxton, Kara ! Kara Braxton
13
0
12.8
.397
.333
.400
3.0
0.8
0.38
0.46
3.9
Breland, Jessica ! Jessica Breland
9
0
7.7
.381
.000
1.000
1.6
0.4
0.20
0.70
2.0
Carson, Essence ! Essence Carson
32
5
22.7
.437
.387
.738
2.8
1.7
1.19
0.63
11.3
Chester, Felicia ! Felicia Chester
4
0
6.8
.333
.000
.000
2.0
0.0
0.25
0.00
0.5
Colson, Sydney ! Sydney Colson
16
0
5.4
.350
.429
.833
0.4
0.6
0.25
0.13
1.4
Hollingsworth, Quanitra ! Quanitra Hollingsworth
31
1
16.9
.524
.000
.679
4.4
0.3
0.52
0.32
4.6
Mitchell, Leilani ! Leilani Mitchell
34
30
25.4
.375
.364
.800
2.1
2.9
1.29
0.09
5.6
Montgomery, Alex ! Alex Montgomery
30
0
9.0
.329
.444
.647
1.8
0.7
0.33
0.23
2.5
Phillips, Ta'Shia ! Ta'Shia Phillips
5
0
3.6
.500
.000
.500
0.6
0.2
0.00
0.00
0.6
Pierson, Plenette ! Plenette Pierson
33
33
28.6
.478
.200
.806
5.2
1.4
1.15
0.91
12.9
Pondexter, Cappie ! Cappie Pondexter
34
34
33.9
.402
.345
.813
4.1
4.7
1.26
0.29
17.4
Powell, Nicole ! Nicole Powell
33
33
28.3
.410
.353
.906
4.2
2.3
1.36
0.30
9.7
Spencer, Sidney ! Sidney Spencer
16
0
7.1
.500
.333
1.000
0.8
0.3
0.00
0.00
2.5
Vaughn, Kia ! Kia Vaughn
34
34
28.1
.497
.000
.786
6.7
1.1
1.18
0.74
10.1
Postseason [ edit ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Braxton, Kara ! Kara Braxton
Carson, Essence ! Essence Carson
Colson, Sydney ! Sydney Colson
Hollingsworth, Quanitra ! Quanitra Hollingsworth
Mitchell, Leilani ! Leilani Mitchell
Montgomery, Alex ! Alex Montgomery
Phillips, Ta'Shia ! Ta'Shia Phillips
Pierson, Plenette ! Plenette Pierson
Pondexter, Cappie ! Cappie Pondexter
Powell, Nicole ! Nicole Powell
Vaughn, Kia ! Kia Vaughn
Awards and honors [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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