Fiebich had eight points in the first half and played a major role in the Liberty’s third-quarter rally that eventually led to their 79-72 win. She finished with a regular-season career-high 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting and 4-of-5 from deep.

Leonie Fiebich scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting as the host New York Liberty rallied from a 19-point, first-half deficit to defeat the Atlanta Dream 79-72 on Sunday afternoon.

Leonie Fiebich made her awaited return to metropolitan affairs on Thursday night, reprising her role in the New York starting five in a cross-coast clash with the Los Angeles Sparks. The Liberty took the opener an eight-game homestand by an 89-79 final, coming back from as much as 11 points down to snap a brief streak of consecutive losses.

In Tuesday’s win over the Aces, Leonie Fiebich made a point to hunt for her shot, and it paid off in a big way.

The New York Liberty are 9-0 when this player is on the court and they are 2-5 without her. They have stars for sure, but it seems that Leonie Fiebich may be on

Leonie Fiebich kept tabs on the Liberty the best she could when she was away for EuroBasket the past few weeks.

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