{"id":716059,"date":"2026-06-20T19:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/716059\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:35:09","slug":"liberty-eager-to-start-new-streak-against-injury-plagued-sparks-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/716059\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty eager to start new streak against injury-plagued Sparks – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Liberty are looking to begin a new streak.<\/p>\n

The Liberty (11-5) had their eight-game winning streak snapped on Friday night against the Washington Mystics. Despite the three-point loss, the group has worked through some early struggles and grown into one of the WNBA\u2019s best teams this season.<\/p>\n

While Breanna Stewart (19.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg) and Jonquel Jones (13.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg) have been steady all year, Satou Sabally has begun looking comfortable in her role off the bench after missing the first four games due to injury.<\/p>\n

The 2025 All-Star for the Phoenix Mercury has averaged 14.0 points and shot 54.6 percent from the field over the last four outings. As she continues to get acclimated to her new team, their efforts to find her on offense are making the transition a bit smoother.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that I have great people around me that keep spreading the floor,\u201d Sabally said. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to guard all of us, so I just have to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sparks (7-8) lost 99-83 on Wednesday night at home to the Minnesota Lynx. It was their second consecutive loss and, as they navigate injuries to stars such as Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink, the team hopes they can learn valuable lessons for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to just learn what we need to and move forward,\u201d Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts said. \u201cYou just keep grinding and you\u2019ve got to have, you got to have the grit to just not focus on what\u2019s not going well. And in terms of mentally, you\u2019ve got to focus on what we can do to be better, and you know that\u2019s on all of us. Coaches, players, everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberts said Brink (ankle) will miss Sunday\u2019s game, but she\u2019s hopeful Plum (lower leg) can return to the lineup after missing Wednesday\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n

If the Sparks don\u2019t have Plum\u2019s 25 points per game again, then they\u2019ll rely more on Nneka Ogwumike. Ogwumike ranks sixth in the WNBA in rebounding at 8.9 per game and averages 15.2 points per game on 50.6% shooting from the field.<\/p>\n

Sunday marks the first of a four-game road trip for the Liberty before returning home for the Commissioner\u2019s Cup championship game on June 30 against the Las Vegas Aces.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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