Rookie Essence Carson scored 15 points and the New York Liberty advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 66-62 win over the Connecticut Sun on Monday. Shameka Christon had 13 points and Janel McCarville added 12 points and seven rebounds to help the Liberty win a postseason series for the first time since 2004. New York beat Detroit in the first round that year before getting swept by Connecticut. The Liberty will play either Detroit or Indiana in the conference finals. That series is tied with Game 3 on Tuesday night. Silver Stars 86, Monarchs 81: At San Antonio, Sophia Young scored 27 points to lead San Antonio to an overtime victory over Sacramento in the decisive Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Silver Stars will play on the road Thursday against the winner of the Los Angeles-Seattle series, which is tied 1
