Postgame Notes
NEW YORK LIBERTY (22-13) 85, MINNESOTA LYNX (28-6) 75
August 19, 2025
Lynx notes
Player Notes
• Courtney Williams posted a team-high 17 points on 7-of-19 shooting (36.8%) from the floor, also adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Tonight marked her seventh game this season with 15+ points, five+ rebounds, and two+ assists.
• Natisha Hiedeman totaled 16 points off the bench on 6-of-10 shooting (60.0%) from the floor, notching two from deep, and adding one rebound and a steal. Tonight was Hiedeman’s fourth game of the season with 15+ points off the bench.
• In 18:39 minutes off the bench, DiJonai Carrington totaled 11 points, shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the line. Carrington has scored 10+ points in four of her first five games with the Lynx.
• Maria Kliudikova provided a spark off the bench with 11 points on 5-of-9 (55.6%) shooting from the field, marking her third game off the bench this season with 10+ points. Kliundikova also totaled five rebounds (three offensive) and a block throughout the contest.
• Jessica Shepard posted a game-high 10 rebounds (seven offensive), while contributing six points on 3-of-6 shooting (50.0%) from the floor. Shepard has now registered 10+ rebounds in 10 games this season.
• Alanna Smith tallied nine rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks during the contest, marking her 23rd game this season recording two+ blocks in a game.
• With two rejections tonight, Smith has now totaled 69 blocks this season, setting a new single-season franchise record. Smith currently ranks second in the WNBA in total blocks and is tied for first in blocks per game (2.1).
Team Notes
• Minnesota’s bench accounted for 38 of the team’s 75 points, marking their eighth game this season with 30+ points from the bench. The effort was led by Hiedeman (16), Carrington (11) and Kliundikova (11).
• Minnesota outscored New York in points in the paint (38-28) and fast break points (10-7), which is the second time throughout the four-game series the Lynx have done so.
• The Lynx served four rejections tonight, led by Smith (2), with Bridget Carleton and Kliundikova also contributing a block apiece. Tonight marked the fourth-straight game Minnesota has totaled four blocks as a team and leads the league in blocks per game (5.1).
(info courtesy of Lynx)
