{"id":693020,"date":"2026-06-09T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693020\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:54:09","slug":"brenna-stewart-28-liberty-sink-sun-for-fifth-straight-win-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693020\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenna Stewart (28), Liberty sink Sun for fifth straight win – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breanna Stewart scored 28 points as the New York Liberty extended their winning streak to five games with a 89-80 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Monday night in a Commissioner\u2019s Cup game in Uncasville, Conn.<\/p>\n

Coming off a 30-point showing that helped New York overcome a 12-point deficit Saturday against visiting Indiana, Stewart made 9 of 17 shots from the field and all nine free-throw attempts as the Liberty (8-4, 3-0 Commissioner\u2019s Cup) shot 47.5% from the field and made 25 of 29 free throws.<\/p>\n

Stewart also grabbed nine rebounds, including an offensive rebound of a missed shot by Pauline Astier with 27.4 seconds that led to Stewart\u2019s putback for an 87-80 lead with 24.8 seconds left.<\/p>\n

Han Xu started for Jonquel Jones (illness) and contributed 14 points for New York, which survived committing 19 turnovers. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 11 off the bench to help compensate for the absence of Sabrina Ionescu (back), who has played once this season.<\/p>\n

Aaliyah Edwards and Olivia Nelson-Ododa paced the Sun (2-11, 0-3 Commissioner\u2019s Cup) with 15 points apiece. Saniya Rivers added 12 and Diamond Miller finished with 10 as Connecticut dropped its third straight and sixth in its last seven games.<\/p>\n

The Sun were without Brittney Griner (rib) and Aneesah Morrow (leg), and without those two starting frontcourt players, they were outrebounded 42-28 and shot 45.7% from the field.<\/p>\n

After a basket by Rivers gave the Sun a one-point lead, the Liberty scored nine straight for a 21-13 lead on a 3-pointer by Laney-Hamilton with 1:43 left and held a 23-18 lead through the opening quarter. Stewart hit six free throws in the final three minutes of the second quarter, helping the Liberty hold a 38-35 advantage by halftime.<\/p>\n

New York scored the first seven points of the third and opened a 45-35 lead on Stewart\u2019s 3-pointer following an offensive rebound with 6:57 left. Stewart hit a 12-footer for a 59-47 lead with 2:03 left and the Liberty held a 65-56 lead into the fourth.<\/p>\n

Two free throws by Astier put New York up 75-66 with 6:39 left but the Sun kept hanging around, getting within 84-78 on a layup by Rivers with 2:24 remaining.<\/p>\n

The Sun missed a chance at getting within four when Miller missed a 28-foot 3 with 1:11 to play, then New York\u2019s Laney-Hamilton also missed a 3 that would have put New York up by 10. Edwards sank two free throws to make it 85-80 with 45.9 seconds left.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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