The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the New York Liberty. The first ever outdoor professional basketball game was held at Arthur Ashe Stadium between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever .[1] Over 19,000 fans attended the game.
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Offseason
The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:
Ann Wauters New York Liberty
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Transactions
April 25 The Liberty waived Jennifer Benningfield.
April 16 The Liberty signed Kia Wright and Megan Darrah to training camp contracts.
April 2 The Liberty signed Tiffani Johnson, Jenni Benningfield and LaToya Davis to training camp contracts.
March 18 The Liberty signed Loree Moore to a three-year contract extension.
March 12 The Liberty signed Janel McCarville to a three-year contract extension.
March 11 The Liberty signed free agent Megan Duffy to a training camp contract.
March 4 The Liberty re-signed free agent Shameka Christon, re-signed Ashley Battle and signed Lindsay Bowen to a training camp contract.
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WNBA draft
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Preseason
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Regular season
Season standings
Season Schedule
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
May 18
vs. Connecticut
63-77
Loss
0-1
May 22
vs. Washington
79-60
Win
1-1
May 25
@Detroit
62-72
Loss
1-2
May 30
@ Connecticut
84-89
Loss
1-3
June 3
vs. Seattle
77-63
Win
2-3
June 6
vs. Houston
81-73
Win
3-3
June 8
vs. Sacramento
63-70
Loss
3-4
June 11
@ Atlanta
81-77
Win
4-4
June 14
vs. Minnesota
77-76
Win
5-4
June 18
@ Indiana
69-83
Loss
5-5
June 22
vs. Phoenix
105-72
Win
6-5
June 24
@ Minnesota
69-91
Loss
6-6
June 26
vs. Indiana
102-96 (3OT)
Win
7-6
June 28
@ Sacramento
78-82
Loss
7-7
July 1
@ Los Angeles
89-78
Win
8-7
July 3
@ Seattle
71-84
Loss
8-8
July 5
@ Phoenix
93-83
Win
9-8
July 8
@ San Antonio
79-83
Loss
9-9
July 12
vs. Detroit
74-64
Win
10-9
July 15
@ Connecticut
77-71
Win
11-9
July 17
vs. Washington
77-56
Win
12-9
July 19
vs. Indiana
55-71
Loss
12-10
July 23
@ Washington
80-73
Win
13-10
July 25
vs. Los Angeles
69-68
Win
14-10
July 27
@ Atlanta
86-76
Win
15-10
August 28
vs. Chicago
60-69
Loss
15-11
August 29
@ Detroit
69-83
Loss
15-12
September 2
@ Houston
90-87(OT)
Win
16-12
September 5
vs. Atlanta
82-71
Win
17-12
September 7
vs. Chicago
69-61
Win
18-12
September 9
vs. San Antonio
76-82
Loss
18-13
September 11
@ Indiana
59-74
Loss
18-14
September 12
@ Chicago
69-62
Win
19-14
September 14
vs. Detroit
59-61
Loss
19-15
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Player
GP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
AVG
Roster
New York Liberty roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
SF
22
Battle, Ashley
6' 0" (1.83m)
170 lb (77kg)
Connecticut
G/F
17
Carson, Essence
6' 0" (1.83m)
165 lb (75kg)
Rutgers
G/F
20
Christon, Shameka
6' 1" (1.85m)
170 lb (77kg)
Arkansas
C
50
Davenport, Jessica
6' 5" (1.96m)
215 lb (98kg)
Ohio State
PG
13
Duffy, Megan
5' 7" (1.7m)
135 lb (61kg)
Notre Dame
PF
3
Jackson, Tiffany
6' 3" (1.91m)
185 lb (84kg)
Texas
PF
33
Kraayeveld, Cathrine
6' 4" (1.93m)
180 lb (82kg)
Oregon
PF
24
Larkins, Erlana
6' 1" (1.85m)
210 lb (95kg)
North Carolina
C
4
McCarville, Janel
6' 2" (1.88m)
205 lb (93kg)
Minnesota
PG
23
Mitchell, Leilani
5' 5" (1.65m)
130 lb (59kg)
Utah
PG
21
Moore, Loree
5' 9" (1.75m)
165 lb (75kg)
Tennessee
SG
5
Thorn, Erin
5' 10" (1.78m)
150 lb (68kg)
BYU
SG
40
Willis, Lisa
5' 11" (1.8m)
170 lb (77kg)
UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Playoffs
Round
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
Eastern Conference Semi
September 18
vs. Connecticut
72-63
Win
1-0
September 20
@ Connecticut
70-73
Loss
1-1
September 22
@ Connecticut
66-62
Win
2-1
Eastern Conference Final
September 26
vs. Detroit
60-56
Win
1-0 (3-1)
September 28
@ Detroit
55-64
Loss
1-1 (3-2)
September 29
@ Detroit
73-75
Loss
1-2 (3-3)
Awards and honors
References
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Administration WNBA All-Stars Seasons Playoff appearances Conference Championships Rivals Media
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