2011 New York Liberty Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 19-15
Finishing 4th in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Indiana Fever 2-1
Coach: John Whisenant (19-15)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 130,936, Avg. 7,702 in 17 home dates
2011 New York Liberty RosterTeam Record: 19-15
Finishing 4th in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Indiana Fever 2-1
Coach: John Whisenant (19-15)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 130,936, Avg. 7,702 in 17 home dates
The New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2011 season with a record of 19 wins and 15 losses, finishing fourth in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Liberty tossed in 2,584 points and allowed 2,542. Cappie Pondexter scored a team-best 591 points for New York, while Plenette Pierson netted 12 or more per game also. Kia Vaughn contributed 227 boards. Cappie Pondexter dished out 160 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Nicole Powell added 45 steals.
John Whisenant coached the team. The 2011 New York Liberty lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappie Pondexter | G | 34 | 34 | 1151 | 528 | 212 | 168 | 58 | 134 | 109 | 22 | 117 | 139 | 160 | 43 | 10 | 93 | 69 | 591 |
| Plenette Pierson | F-C | 33 | 33 | 945 | 362 | 173 | 10 | 2 | 98 | 79 | 62 | 110 | 172 | 45 | 38 | 30 | 62 | 89 | 427 |
| Essence Carson | G-F | 32 | 5 | 725 | 318 | 139 | 62 | 24 | 80 | 59 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 53 | 38 | 20 | 46 | 60 | 361 |
| Kia Vaughn | C | 34 | 34 | 955 | 300 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 44 | 96 | 131 | 227 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 61 | 97 | 342 |
| Nicole Powell | F | 33 | 33 | 935 | 288 | 118 | 153 | 54 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 108 | 140 | 76 | 45 | 10 | 65 | 74 | 319 |
| Leilani Mitchell | G | 34 | 30 | 864 | 184 | 69 | 118 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 100 | 44 | 3 | 43 | 77 | 189 |
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | C | 31 | 1 | 524 | 103 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 36 | 54 | 83 | 137 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 79 | 144 |
| Alex Montgomery | G-F | 30 | 0 | 271 | 85 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 75 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 13 | 0 | 166 | 58 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 51 |
| Sidney Spencer | G | 16 | 0 | 113 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 40 |
| Sydney Colson | G | 16 | 0 | 86 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 |
| Jessica Breland | F | 9 | 0 | 69 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Ta'shia Phillips | C | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Felicia Chester | F | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 324 | 170 | 6849 | 2306 | 999 | 551 | 197 | 504 | 389 | 358 | 757 | 1115 | 534 | 286 | 129 | 474 | 644 | 2584 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappie Pondexter | G | 34 | 34 | 33.9 | 40.2 | 34.5 | 81.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 17.4 |
| Plenette Pierson | F-C | 33 | 33 | 28.6 | 47.8 | 20.0 | 80.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 12.9 |
| Essence Carson | G-F | 32 | 5 | 22.7 | 43.7 | 38.7 | 73.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| Kia Vaughn | C | 34 | 34 | 28.1 | 49.7 | 78.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 10.1 | |
| Nicole Powell | F | 33 | 33 | 28.3 | 41.0 | 35.3 | 90.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Leilani Mitchell | G | 34 | 30 | 25.4 | 37.5 | 36.4 | 80.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | C | 31 | 1 | 16.9 | 52.4 | 67.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.6 | |
| Alex Montgomery | G-F | 30 | 0 | 9.0 | 32.9 | 44.4 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 13 | 0 | 12.8 | 39.7 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| Sidney Spencer | G | 16 | 0 | 7.1 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Sydney Colson | G | 16 | 0 | 5.4 | 35.0 | 42.9 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Jessica Breland | F | 9 | 0 | 7.7 | 38.1 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Ta'shia Phillips | C | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | |
| Felicia Chester | F | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Averages | 324 | 170 | 21.1 | 43.3 | 35.8 | 77.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Powell | F | 3 | 3 | 103 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 50 |
| Cappie Pondexter | G | 3 | 3 | 104 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 43 |
| Plenette Pierson | F-C | 3 | 3 | 87 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 32 |
| Essence Carson | G-F | 3 | 0 | 66 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| Kia Vaughn | C | 3 | 3 | 78 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| Leilani Mitchell | G | 3 | 3 | 78 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 3 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | C | 3 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Alex Montgomery | G-F | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sydney Colson | G | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 15 | 600 | 187 | 83 | 49 | 17 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 71 | 97 | 47 | 22 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 221 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Powell | F | 3 | 3 | 34.3 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| Cappie Pondexter | G | 3 | 3 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 21.4 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| Plenette Pierson | F-C | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 57.7 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 10.7 | |
| Essence Carson | G-F | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 35.7 | 20.0 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| Kia Vaughn | C | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 57.1 | 90.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 8.3 | |
| Leilani Mitchell | G | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | C | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 57.1 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | |
| Alex Montgomery | G-F | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Sydney Colson | G | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 324 | 15 | 22.2 | 44.4 | 34.7 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
