It may be a new season, but Maya Moore continues to hit big shots for the Minnesota Lynx.

Moore, who hit a go-ahead shot to help Minnesota win the 2017 WNBA Finals, did it again on Friday night in New York.

With 19.5 seconds left in the game and down one, Moore hit a 3 to put the Lynx up by two and ahead for the rest of the game, taking down the Liberty 78-72 in the first road game of the season.

Minnesota trailed New York by four heading into the final quarter, but a 23-13 advantage in the final frame boosted the Lynx past the Liberty at Westchester County Center.

Moore had a nice all-around game for Minnesota, showing off her MVP potential yet again with 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Seimone Augustus turned back the clock with a vintage performance, leading the Lynx with 21 points in 26 minutes. Danielle Robinson provided a much-needed spark off the bench in relief of Lindsay Whalen, finishing with 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Following her dominant and historic game in Minnesota’s win over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday, Sylvia Fowles had another tough test on Friday night against New York’s All-Star center Tina Charles. Fowles tallied yet another double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Charles hauled in a double-double of her own, with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

It’s an early-season game and win for the Lynx, but in their stretch of six road games in seven contests, this win was key.

The Lynx — 2-1 overall — will continue on in their current three-game road trip on Sunday when they head to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Mystics at 2 p.m. at Capital One Arena.

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Mitchell Hansen

Mitchell is a contributing writer at Zone Coverage, primarily covering the Minnesota Lynx and the WNBA and the Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA. Growing up watching Kevin Garnett bang his head against the basket stanchion in his No. 21 Wolves jersey and yell like a crazy person, Mitchell quickly became a basketball junkie. He comes to Zone Coverage with over seven years of experience in journalism, communications and digital fields, including five years at a newspaper covering various sports teams and a year-plus stint covering the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx as the organization's Web Editorial Associate. Follow him on Twitter @M_Hansen13.

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