By DOUG FEINBERG
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles had 18 points and 15 rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 76-61 Wednesday in the annual school day matinee game.
Sugar Rodgers added 16 points for the Liberty (5-3), who have won three straight games.
New York jumped all over Atlanta (4-3), scoring the game’s first seven points. After the Dream tied it at 7-all, the Liberty scored 15 of the next 21 points to take command. Charles scored 11 in the opening quarter and had 17 at the half.
The Liberty led 47-29 at the half. Atlanta cut its deficit to 10 heading into the final period but could get only within eight.
Rookie Brittney Sykes and Tiffany Hayes led the Dream with 14 points.
TIP-INS
Dream: Hayes was the WNBA player of the month for May and has scored in double figures in 16 consecutive games. ... Atlanta trailed Washington in its last game by 18 points before rallying to take a lead late in the game and falling just short. ... Sancho Lyttle played her final game for Atlanta before heading to play in the EuroBasket tournament with Spain.
Liberty: New York is 18-6 in June the past three seasons. ... Kiah Stokes has double-digit rebounds in three straight games, setting a career high with 17 boards. The 29 points in the opening quarter were the Liberty’s most in a period this season. ... Lindsay Allen had the first baskets of her pro career, hitting consecutive shots in the fourth quarter. Her college coach Muffet McGraw was in the stands looking on.
BROADWAY MATINEE
This is the fourth consecutive season that the Dream have played either a camp or school day game at Madison Square Garden. The Liberty have won three of the four games, with the only defeat coming in an exhibition contest in 2015. Atlanta will take part in four matinee games this season, two at home, two on the road.
UP NEXT
Dream: Visits Connecticut on Saturday to close out a three-game road trip.
Liberty: Hosts Seattle on Sunday to close out a five-game homestand.
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