Twitch<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nBetnijah Laney had herself a career day<\/strong>, and helped the New York Liberty made NBA History<\/strong> Sunday at the Barclays Center. Laney finished with a career-high 22 points<\/em> and shot 3-5 from the three-point. In 30 minutes on the court, Laney had some impressive looks beyond the arc, in addition to some easy lay ins at the basket. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLaney had some luck from her niece, JJ, who sat courtside for the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nImage taken by Sara J. Gamelli. Left, Betnijah Laney; Middle, Head Coach Sandy Brondello, Right, Jonquel Jones.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBetnijah Laney gave fans some insight to why she performed so well against the Fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Well, I did have a conversation with one of my coaches and some of my teammates just about today, and then I had JJ sitting court side, so that helped a lot.\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n(Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked about her consistency, Laney simple stated: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just being confident in my shot, taking it when it's there.\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBetnijah Laney shot 69 percent from the field, 60 percent from the 3-point, had 1 steal and 1 block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Liberty made history Sunday, scoring 44 points in the first quarter, which is a new WNBA record. By the first quarter, the Liberty had six made three-pointers, and fourteen interior points. Their previous first quarter high was 36 points scored against the Indiana Fever back in May. During the post-game conference, former WNBA Coach of the Year, Sandy Brondello had some comments after her team made WNBA history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Look, we've been talking about just getting more ball movement and not forcing the early ones if it's not a great shot, and I think this team is just buying in to how we want to play and we have success when you go out there and have success doing it the right way. I think that's nice. 44, I mean, I was just a spectator after a while. I'm like, \"Okay, this looks pretty good.\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n4-time All Star, Jonquel Jones<\/strong>, is coming off her second straight double-double,<\/strong> with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 57 percent three-point shooting. In New Yorks previous win against Washington, Jones had 27 points, and 11 rebounds. All-Star rookie, Aliyah Boston fought in the paint all afternoon against Jones, and ultimately ran into foul trouble. Boston acquired three fouls in the first quarter, which resulted in a flagrant foul against Breanna Stewart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n