Kalana Greene scores WNBA career-high in win for Liberty

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By VIN A. CHERWOO

AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Timberland grad and rookie Kalana Greene scored a season-high 17 points, Plenette Pierson had 16 and the New York Liberty beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 77-72 Tuesday night.

Greene scored nine of her points in the second quarter; the former Connecticut star entered the game averaging just 5.3 PPG.

Cappie Pondexter added 13 points and Leilani Mitchell 10 to help New York (12-11) win for the fifth time in seven games.

Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points and Michelle Snow had 14 to lead the Silver Stars (8-15), losers of eight of their last 11. Sophia Young added 12 points and Becky Hammon 10.

Greene, the Berkeley County native, made a 3-pointer to increase the Liberty's lead to 67-59 with 8:11 left in the fourth, and the Liberty held off San Antonio the rest of the way.

The Silver Stars got no closer than four until Roneeka Hodges' 3 with 44 seconds left pulled San Antonio to 75-72.

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