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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-20 · by Tim Wharnsby The Canadian Press
In a game celebrating Toronto's Tempo in their debut WNBA season, Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty scored 27 points as her team won 106-69 against the injury-riddled Tempo. Despite missing key players Brittney Sykes and Marina Mabrey due to injuries, Laura Juskaite led Toronto with a career-high 28 points. The win extended the Liberty's winning streak to three games, while the Tempo faced their sixth consecutive loss.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Breanna Stewart, a key player for the New York Liberty, scored 27 points to lead her team to a decisive 106-69 victory over the Toronto Tempo on Sunday. This win helped the Liberty maintain their playoff hopes, with two games remaining before the playoffs start. Stewart moved into eighth place in WNBA scoring history by passing Cappie Pondexter’s 6,811 points and now has a total of 6,833 points. The game was notable for its fan support as it marked the Tempo's home finale; despite losing their sixth straight game, they received strong backing from 8,200 fans in attendance.
Written for “Breanna Stewart Leads Liberty” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
TORONTO - Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds and four assists in the New York Liberty’s 106-69 win against the expansion Toronto Tempo on Sunday.
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Stewart → score → Sunday
The defeat did not appear to dampen the supportive mood in the Tempo’s final home game of its debut WNBA season before another capacity crowd of 8,200 at Coca-Cola Coliseum.
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defeat → appear → Coliseum
Stewart steered the United States to its fifth world championship title in Berlin last weekend and was named tournament MVP.
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Stewart → steer → Berlin
She only played 22 minutes against Toronto.
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She → play → Toronto
Centre Jonquel Jones chipped in 11 points for the Liberty (26-16), winners of three straight.
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Jones → chip → three
Forward Laura Juskaite led the way for the Tempo with a career-high 28 points, followed by rookie Kiki Rice with 19.
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Juskaite → lead → 19
The Tempo (11-31) was once again without its top offensive players, Brittney Sykes (left foot) and Marina Mabrey (right adductor), as Toronto dropped its sixth straight and 18th in 19 outings.
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Toronto → drop → outings
The first-year Tempo enjoyed a promising 7-5 start, but then hit a wall, first with the veteran Sykes sidelined.
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Sykes → enjoy → wall
Mabrey, who sits fifth in WNBA scoring with 20.8 points per game, was knocked out of action last month.
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who → sit → action
The home side had no answer for Stewart early in the third quarter as she made four driving buckets during a 14-6 run over the opening 3:31.
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she → have → 3:31
Former Australian national-team member Rebecca Allen checked in with 14 points against Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello, who also coaches Australia.
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who → check → Australia
Key moment
The Tempo closed to within four points in the second quarter, but Stewart and Pauline Astier hit field goals in the final minute for an eight-point halftime advantage.
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Stewart → close → advantage
The Tempo finished 4-17 at home, including two games in Montreal and two in Vancouver.
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Tempo → finish → Vancouver
Only the Connecticut Sun (three) and Seattle Storm (two) have fewer home victories.
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Sun → have → victories
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 20, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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