NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Monique Akoa Makani scored a season-high 21 points, Alyssa Thomas added 18 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 89-81 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
Sami Whitcomb scored eight of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, Satou Sabally had 14 points and nine rebounds and Kitija Laksa added 13 points for Phoenix (10-4).
Monique Akoa Makani made her statement tonight ?
She dropped a career-high 21 PTS, 6 AST vs. a 10-2 Liberty squad!
The rookie delivered 11 HUGE third-quarter points in Brooklyn! pic.twitter.com/PUrAToDzVh
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 20, 2025
Breanna Stewart scored a season-high 35 points for the defending champion Liberty (10-2), who lost at home for the first time this season. Sabrina Ionescu added 16 points on 3-of-16 shooting, including 1-of-10 from 3-point range.
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Whitcomb’s 3-pointer capped a 16-6 run that gave Phoenix an 84-74 lead with 3:10 to play. She went 4-of-9 from 3-point range and Laksa hit 3-of-6. The rest of the Mercury went 0-for-16 from behind the arc.
New York’s Jonquel Jones left early in the second quarter with a right ankle injury and did not return. The Mercury’s Lexi Held departed midway through the third quarter after a collision with Stewart while diving for a loose ball near midcourt.
Kahleah Copper (injury management) did not play for the Mercury, who beat Connecticut 83-75 on Wednesday. The 2021 WNBA Finals MVP with Chicago, Copper had surgery on her right knee in May and made her season debut against Las Vegas on Sunday.
Phoenix plays the last four consecutive away games Saturday at Chicago.
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