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The 2008 WNBA season

2008 WNBA season

-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....

was the 12th season for the New York Liberty. The first ever outdoor professional basketball game was held at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Arthur Ashe Stadium

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between the New York Liberty

New York Liberty

The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...

and the Indiana Fever

Indiana Fever

The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

. Over 19,000 fans attended the game.

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

Ann Wauters New York Liberty

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.

WNBA Draft

Pick	Player	School/Club Team
7	Essence Carson	Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey...
14	Erlana Larkins Erlana Larkins Erlana Larkins is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-High school:Larkins played for The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Florida, where she was named a WBCA All-American... (from Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... )	North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball The North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I women's basketball.- Home Arenas :...
27	Wanisha Smith (from Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... )	Duke Duke Blue Devils Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...
35	Alberta Auguste	Tennessee Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition...

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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

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)

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