Check out Naomi Grey and the rest of the What's The 411Sports Panel Discuss the New York Liberty 

Although the New York Liberty struggled during the preseason, the New York women's basketball team opened its season strong beating the Atlanta Dream 82-73.

In front of the home crowd at Madison Square Garden, Tina Charles led the way for the team with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Swin Cash added 15 points, 11 of those coming in the second half on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. Brittany Boyd was a source of energy in the first half, where she scored 12 of her 14 points and dished out three assists.

Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry scored 27, with 14 in the second half with Tiffany Hayes adding 17 of her own including three 3-pointers.