Either the New York Liberty or Washington Mystics will head into the WNBA's Olympic break on a high note. <\/p>\n
Given Washington's nearly year-long road winless drought, New York seems to be in good shape. <\/p>\n
The Liberty look to send the Mystics to a 17th consecutive road loss while ending their own struggles Friday. <\/p>\n
New York has lost six of nine after falling 84-82 at Indiana on Tuesday despite a season-high 33 points from Cappie Pondexter. The Liberty (6-11) have played the last seven games without Plenette Pierson (strained left knee) and the last three without Kia Vaughn (concussion), who are third and fourth on the team in scoring. <\/p>\n
They trailed by as many as 12 points and rallied to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Fever hit a pair of late free throws to secure the win. <\/p>\n
\"Felt like we could have won the game,\" Pondexter said. \"We had a chance.\" <\/p>\n
Pondexter is averaging 23.8 points over her last four games and ranks third in the league with 19.9 per game. She scored a game-high 25 and Leilani Mitchell added 16 in a 76-70 road win over Washington on June 8. <\/p>\n
She'll look to help New York head into the league's month-long break for the Olympics on a positive note with another victory over the Eastern Conference-worst Mystics, whose road skid continued with an 85-73 loss to Connecticut on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Washington (3-14), which has lost six straight road games versus New York, hasn't won away from home since beating Los Angeles 86-85 on July 17. <\/p>\n
The Mystics, who have lost four straight and nine of 10 overall, were led Wednesday by Crystal Langhorne's 19 points, while Michelle Snow added 12 and seven rebounds. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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