Latest Courtney Williams News

Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton's free throws to beat Liberty 82-80

Oct. 19, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With their season on the line, the Minnesota Lynx did just enough to stave off elimination and force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. The...

With WNBA Finals even, Lynx will need to keep leaning on Courtney Williams to beat Liberty

Oct. 15, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx had just beaten the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup earlier this season, and their next game was a noon start in Dallas. Courtney Williams just wasn't into it. The ninth-year veteran went through the motions...

Breanna Stewart helps New York even WNBA Finals series as Liberty beat Lynx 80-66 in Game 2

Oct. 13, 2024 19:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart wasn't going to let history repeat itself. With the Minnesota Lynx making another fourth quarter run, the two-time league MVP refused to let the New York Liberty lose again. Stewart scored 21 points and had a WNBA Finals record seven...

Minnesota Lynx stun New York Liberty with 95-93 overtime win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

Oct. 11, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has seen a lot in her incredible career that's included four WNBA championships. The historic rally by the Lynx to beat New York 95-93 in a wild Game 1 of the WNBA Finals ranks right up there as one of the best moments. ...

Minnesota Lynx win wild Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

Oct. 11, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — On a night that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the Finals would go to a best-of-seven format next season, this year's championship opener was one of the wildest games in playoff history. The Minnesota Lynx used a historic rally to beat the New York...

Liberty and Lynx both trying to make history as they face off in WNBA Finals

Oct. 09, 2024 15:40 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx both have a shot to make history when the teams meet in the WNBA Finals. The Liberty are looking for the franchise's first championship while the Lynx are vying for a record fifth. They were the best two teams during the...

Lynx return to finals with 88-77 win over Sun in Game 5 behind Collier's 27 points, 11 rebounds

Oct. 08, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx are three wins from a fifth championship, chasing a league record with an entirely different core from the previous dynasty. Napheesa Collier is fully in charge of this group. Collier had 27 points on 10-for-16 shooting and 11...

Lynx top Sun 77-70 in Game 2 to even WNBA semifinals behind Collier's supporting cast

Oct. 02, 2024 00:53 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Courtney Williams scored 17 points and Alanna Smith had 15 points to help the Lynx offset an off night for star Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one game apiece on Tuesday. Collier, who scored...

Napheesa Collier and the Lynx will find scoring harder to come by against the Sun in the semifinals

Sep. 28, 2024 15:09 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After Napheesa Collier carried the Minnesota Lynx to victory with 38 points in their opener in the WNBA playoffs, coach Cheryl Reeve implored Collier's teammates to bring even more intensity for the second game of the series. “I told the team before the game:...

Hamby scores 20 as last-place Sparks end skid with 68-51 win over postseason-bound Lynx

Sep. 19, 2024 22:24 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dearica Hamby scored 20 points, Rickea Jackson added 19 and the last-place Los Angeles Sparks closed the WNBA season with a 68-51 win over the playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night. The Sparks (8-32) ended an eight-game losing streak and stopped...