NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Leonie Fiebich, playing her first game since July 3, added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 109-102 on Saturday night.
Jonquel Jones added 19 points and 10 rebounds for New York (23-15) in an entertaining game.
With the game tied at 100, Stewart made one of two free throws and then after Indiana missed, Fiebich had a basket and was fouled with 57.5 seconds. She missed the ensuing foul shot.
Caitlin Clark drove, but missed a running layup and Fiebich grabbed the rebound. Pauline Astier was fouled with 29.0 seconds left and hit both free throws to make it a five-point game.
Indiana (24-14) couldn't recover.
Both teams knew how important this game was with playoff positioning at stake as the standings are so tight for the third through eighth spots. New York led by four at the half and then Sabrina Ionescu and Fiebich got going. The pair combined for 19 of the Liberty's 31 points in the period as New York extended its lead to 85-78 heading into the fourth.
Indiana rallied to tie it on Kelsey Mitchell's 3-pointer with 1:44 left. Mitchell finished with 25 points. Aliyah Boston had 22 and Clark 21.
New York finally had its full lineup healthy for the first time in nearly six weeks as Fiebich played her first game since suffering a foot injury. Jones was back after missing most of the Liberty’s last game against Chicago on Tuesday with a tweaked left ankle.
With Indiana visiting, there were rallies outside the arena before the game both for and against transgender women in sports. Fever reserve Sophie Cunningham had said in an ESPN profile published last month that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Cunningham was met with a mixture of boos and cheers from the sellout crowd.
Jones got going early, as she's done ever since the All-Star break. The Liberty's 6-foot-6 center had 17 points and seven rebounds at the half as New York held a 53-49 advantage.
The Fever are in the middle of a brutal stretch of five road games in eight days. They have gone 2-2 so far.
Myisha Hines-Allen left the game in the final minute after getting injured. She was still being evaluated after the game according to the Fever.
Fever: Visit Chicago on Sunday to finish off a back-to-back and close out the long road trip
Liberty: Host Golden State on Thursday.
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New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) dribbles toward the basket during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, left, guarded by New York Liberty forward Leonie Fiebich (13), looks to pass the ball during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30), guarded by Indiana Fever forward-center Makayla Timpson (21), attempts to get to the basket during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Miyu Yamashita rebounded from a bogey on the par-3 17th with a birdie on the par-4 18th to take a six-stroke lead Saturday in the CPKC Women’s Open in a bid for a wire-to-wire victory.
Yamashita shot a 5-under 65 in calm conditions to get to 19-under 191 at Royal Mayfair, the tree-lined layout — and mosquito hot spot after record summer rain — tucked in a bend in the North Saskatchewan River.
“I like this course,” Yamashita said through a translator.
The 25-year-old Japanese player — one of professional golf's shortest players at 4-foot-11 — won the Meijer LPGA Classic in June in Michigan after taking the Women’s British Open and Maybank Championship last season as the rookie of the year.
A stroke ahead Thursday after an opening with a course-record 62, Yamashita had a 64 on Friday afternoon to open a five-shot lead. She has only 79 putts in three rounds.
“My feeling so good,” she said.
Gina Kim (64) and Yuri Yoshida (66) were tied for second at 13 under, a shot ahead of Jennifer Kupcho (64) and two ahead of Somi Lee (65).
“I think this course is tough but it’s fair,” Kim said. “And if you can capitalize on the ones in the fairway, you’re usually in a pretty good spot, which is what I’ve been trying to do.”
Aphrodite Deng, the 16-year-old amateur who won the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior, was the top Canadian, shooting 63 to get to 10 under. She was born in Calgary.
“I wasn’t really counting like how low I was shooting,” Deng said. “I was just trying to play as best as I can.”
American Kiara Romero (69) also was 10 under in her first event as an LPGA Tour member. The 20-year-old Romero is the second player to earn LPGA Tour membership through the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway, following Lottie Woad last year.
“Just kind of struggled a little bit on the front nine with my ball-striking,” Romero said. “But I was really proud of myself for being able to fight back towards the end there and kind of just reground my feet out there.”
Canadian star Brooke Henderson, the 2018 and 2025 champion, was 7 under after a 68.
“Honestly I feel like I didn’t get out of my round what I really should have,” Henderson said. “I hit 16 greens and gave myself a lot of good looks, so it’s disappointing to only shoot 2 under.”
Top-ranked Nelly Korda shot a 69 to get to 4 under. Lydia Ko, the 2013 winner at Royal Mayfair as an amateur, was 2 under after a 69.
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Kiara Romero, of the U.S., watches her tee shot on the fourth hole during the third round at the LPGA Women's Open golf tournament, in Edmonton, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Aphrodite Deng, of Canada, reacts to cheers and applause from spectators as she walks up the 15th fairway during the third round at the LPGA Canadian Women's Open golf tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Yuri Yoshida, of Japan, walks from the fourth tee during the third round at the LPGA Canadian Women's Open golf tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Miyu Yamashita, of Japan, watches her tee shot on the fourth hole during the third round at the LPGA Canadian Women's Open golf tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Miyu Yamashita, of Japan, hits her tee shot on the fourth hole during the third round at the LPGA Women's Open golf tournament, in Edmonton, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
