The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the New York Liberty. The Liberty finished with an 18–12 mark, but they missed the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to the Charlotte Sting.
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the New York Liberty: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Rhonda Blades Vanderbilt
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 9 Alicia Thompson Texas Tech 2 19 Nadine Domond Iowa329Albena BranzovaFIU439Vanessa NygaardStanford
Transactions DateTransaction February 18, 1998 Lost Rhonda Blades to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft April 29, 1998 Drafted Alicia Thompson, Nadine Domond, Albena Branzova and Vanessa Nygaard in the 1998 WNBA draft May 18, 1998 Waived Simone Edwards June 3, 1998 Waived Cassandra Crumpton-MoorerJune 8, 1998Waived Nadine DomondJuly 14, 1998Waived Albena Branzova
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | June 11 | @ Cleveland | L 71–78 | Sophia Witherspoon (19) | Rebecca Lobo (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Gund Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 13 | @ Houston | L 62–73 | Vickie Johnson (18) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Compaq Center | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 15 | @ Utah | L 60–71 | Vickie Johnson (19) | Hampton Witherspoon (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Delta Center | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 18 | @ Sacramento | W 64–48 | Teresa Weatherspoon (13) | Rebecca Lobo (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | ARCO Arena | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 19 | @ Los Angeles | L 75–78 | Sophia Witherspoon (18) | Kym Hampton (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Great Western Forum | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 21 | Utah | W 68–64 | Kym Hampton (22) | Kym Hampton (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 2–4 |- | 7 | June 23 | Cleveland | W 59–57 | Vickie Johnson (27) | Hampton Lobo (8) | Lobo Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 3–4 |- | 8 | June 26 | Sacramento | W 62–48 | Kym Hampton (13) | Johnson Lobo (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 4–4 |- | 9 | June 29 | Phoenix | W 71–68 | Johnson Witherspoon (23) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 5–4
| 10 | July 1 | @ Detroit | L 65–82 | Sophia Witherspoon (13) | Kym Hampton (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–5 |- | 11 | July 3 | Washington | W 76–60 | Teresa Weatherspoon (14) | Hampton Lobo (6) | Johnson Weatherspoon (6) | Madison Square Garden | 6–5 |- | 12 | July 5 | @ Washington | W 62–61 | Kym Hampton (17) | Rebecca Lobo (13) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | MCI Center | 7–5 |- | 13 | July 6 | Detroit | W 59–56 | Teresa Weatherspoon (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 8 | Houston | L 54–79 | Rebecca Lobo (14) | Hampton Lobo (4) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Madison Square Garden | 8–6 |- | 15 | July 12 | Charlotte | L 57–75 | Kym Hampton (12) | Kym Hampton (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 8–7 |- | 16 | July 15 | @ Charlotte | L 65–72 | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Kym Hampton (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 16 | @ Cleveland | L 51–60 | Sophia Witherspoon (13) | Kym Hampton (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Gund Arena | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 18 | @ Phoenix | W 69–63 | Sophia Witherspoon (24) | Sophia Witherspoon (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | America West Arena | 9–9 |- | 19 | July 21 | @ Los Angeles | W 92–77 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (13) | Great Western Forum | 10–9 |- | 20 | July 24 | @ Sacramento | W 76–54 | Sophia Witherspoon (15) | Rebecca Lobo (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | ARCO Arena | 11–9 |- | 21 | July 26 | Detroit | W 78–62 | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Rebecca Lobo (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Madison Square Garden | 12–9
| 22 | August 1 | @ Washington | W 67–53 | Rebecca Lobo (13) | Kym Hampton (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | MCI Center | 13–9 |- | 23 | August 2 | Charlotte | W 85–67 | Johnson Witherspoon (18) | Lobo Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 14–9 |- | 24 | August 5 | @ Charlotte | L 61–69 | Vickie Johnson (21) | Rebecca Lobo (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 14–10 |- | 25 | August 8 | Los Angeles | W 80–62 | Rebecca Lobo (22) | Sue Wicks (9) | Coquese Washington (8) | Madison Square Garden | 15–10 |- | 26 | August 11 | Phoenix | W 79–78 (OT) | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Rebecca Lobo (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 16–10 |- | 27 | August 13 | Washington | W 88–45 | Kisha Ford (19) | Rebecca Lobo (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 17–10 |- | 28 | August 15 | Houston | W 70–54 | Sophia Witherspoon (21) | Rebecca Lobo (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 18–10 |- | 29 | August 17 | Cleveland | L 64–70 | Rebecca Lobo (18) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Johnson Washington Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 18–11 |- | 30 | August 19 | @ Detroit | L 68–82 | Sophia Witherspoon (26) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 18–12
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Teresa Weatherspoon 30 30 33.4 .338 .327 .609 4.0 6.4 3.3 0.0 6.8 Vickie Johnson 30 30 30.2 .446 .375 .768 3.8 2.5 1.0 0.2 12.5 Sophia Witherspoon 30 30 29.9 .401 .344 .786 3.0 1.9 1.3 0.1 13.8 Rebecca Lobo 30 30 29.2 .484 .308 .710 6.9 1.5 0.6 1.1 11.7 Kym Hampton 30 30 24.8 .452 .000 .716 6.0 0.9 1.1 0.5 9.1 Kisha Ford 30 0 15.7 .435 .182 .625 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.1 4.9 Sue Wicks 30 0 14.8 .430 .000 .800 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 4.3 Albena Branzova 11 0 8.5 .360 .500 .750 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.1 Elisabeth Cebrian 22 0 8.5 .429 N/A .571 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.7 Coquese Washington 228 0 8.1 .294 .238 .692 0.9 1.6 0.6 0.0 1.9 Trena Trice 10 0 7.7 .412 N/A .636 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.3 2.1Alicia Thompson1906.6.231 1.000.6321.30.20.10.11.6 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
References
External links Liberty on Basketball Reference