Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty Game Player Stats and Box Score for May 9 | 2025 WNBA preseason

The Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty matchup at Barclays Center was the lone WNBA preseason game scheduled on Friday. This game was the first taste of preseason action for the Liberty, who are getting started on their title retention bid this year.

Meanwhile, the Sun already commenced their preseason when they took on the Seattle Storm on May 4. Connecticut, however, came up on the losing end as the Storm secured a blowout 79-59 win. The Sun, then, looked to get on the win column at the expense of the defending champions.

Connecticut succeeded in getting their first preseason victory by turning back New York 94-86.

Tina Charles led the way for the Sun with 17 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Jacy Sheldon added 16 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the field while Olivia Nelson-Ododa chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds. On the other side, Marine Johannes topscored with 12 points off the Liberty bench.

Though both teams shot efficiently from the field, the Liberty were still shaking off rust from their long layoff as they committed 18 turnovers, which was double the number of errors that the Sun had. Connecticut also outrebounded New York 32-23 in game, getting a 12-3 edge on the offensive glass. The difference in terms of effort on the boards helped the Sun mount a strong second half surge.

Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty player stats and box score

Connecticut Sun

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Lindsay Allen	5	2	7	0	0	1	2	22:51	2-4	1-2	0-1	+17
Jacy Sheldon	16	0	1	0	0	0	3	17:20	5-6	3-4	3-4	+6
Tina Charles	17	6	3	2	0	2	2	23:48	6-15	1-2	4-4	+9
Marina Mabrey	13	0	3	1	0	2	0	18:33	4-9	3-7	2-2	+2
Olivia Nelson-Ododa	15	7	0	1	2	0	2	17:29	4-6	0-0	7-8	+3
Madison Hayes	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	10:19	0-2	0-1	0-0	-5
Rayah Marshall	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	5:10	2-5	0-0	1-1	-8
Robyn Parks	9	1	1	1	0	2	2	26:59	3-6	3-6	0-1	+6
Haley Peters	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	15:52	1-4	0-2	0-0	-8
Yvonne Anderson	6	3	4	2	0	1	1	21:43	2-3	0-1	2-2	0
Amy Okonwo	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	11:34	2-4	0-1	0-0	+11
Kariata Diaby	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	8:21	1-2	0-0	0-0	+7

New York Liberty

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jonquel Jones	7	3	2	1	0	1	3	18:27	3-6	0-3	1-2	-10
Sabrina Ionescu	8	2	6	0	0	3	2	15:42	3-4	1-2	1-1	-6
Natasha Cloud	2	0	3	1	0	4	2	13:34	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Rebekah Gardner	11	4	0	1	0	0	3	17:44	4-5	1-1	2-2	-15
Kennedy Burke	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	22:36	4-6	1-3	1-1	-3
Jaylyn Sherrod	11	4	4	3	0	1	2	17:09	4-6	2-2	1-1	+4
Leaonna Odom	6	0	1	0	1	2	1	12:10	2-3	1-1	1-1	-6
Esmery Martinez	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	6:49	1-2	0-0	0-0	+8
Marine Johannes	12	0	2	0	0	1	2	21:17	4-10	4-8	0-1	-3
Nyara Sabally	5	1	3	1	1	3	1	18:56	2-4	1-1	0-3	-8
Marquesha Davis	10	2	1	0	0	1	1	19:13	4-9	0-2	2-3	+5
Isabelle Harrison	2	5	1	0	0	0	2	16:23	1-2	0-0	0-0	-3

Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty game summary

The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair with the Sun shooting well from outside and the Liberty thriving in the paint. The two teams continued to trade baskets before halftime: The Sun were led by Marina Mabrey, who shot 3-for-6 from beyond the arc to collect 13 points, while the balanced Liberty attack was spearheaded by Rebekah Gardner's 11-point performance.

It was in the third quarter that the Sun picked up the intensity on the defensive end, holding the Liberty to just 18 points while going off for 31, their most prolific quarter in this game. Though New York tried to get back into the game during the final 12 minutes, Connecticut held on for the eight-point win.