Liberty's Pushing For The Gold

Article by: Ray Ortiz

The WNBA’s New York Liberty, one of the best and most exciting shows this side of the Metropolitan area. Cappie Pondexter, Essence Carson and Kia Vaughn, all starred at Rutgers University in nearby New Brunswick, N.J. ; they make up the core of this exciting women’s basketball team. On any given night you can watch Pondexter shake her defender off and shoot a jumper in the defender’s face; Carson go between her legs, behind her back and score on a driving lay-up or Vaughn scoring on a turnaround jump shot. You can also watch Nicole Powell shoot her nicely formed 3 point jumper, Plenette Pearson grabbing a strong rebound off the boards or 1st year player Alex Montgomery coming off the bench hitting a jump shot, grabbing a rebound or bursting on defense to start a fast break. All these players are helping our NY Liberty women basketball team push for a playoff spot. At this writing they trail the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut for 1st place in a very difficult Eastern Division. It’s a wonder why they are not in 1st place. However, this is the Eastern Division with so many good players on the teams. All this excitement can be found in the State of the Art Downtown Newark’s Prudential Center. A priceless event that will keep you entertained throughout the night. Come on and get the Liberty’s push for the ultimate goal, a Championship in the Metropolitan area. As exciting an event as any team or player in this the Women’s National Basketball Association.