Saturday night in the WNBA

Published 11:23 pm Saturday, August 13, 2011

It was a good night for the Eastern Conference’s elite teams.

The Eastern Conference leading Indiana Fever scored an 82-71 victory over the New York Liberty on Saturday.

Tamika Catchings tied her career-high with 32 points to lead the Fever (17-7). Cappie Pondexter scored 30 points in

defeat for the Liberty (13-11).

The Connecticut Sun also earned a victory on Saturday, 82-75 over the Washington Mystics.

Tina Charles scored16 points to lead the Sun (15-8). Crystal Langhorne’s 17 led the Mystics (5-16).

In Saturday’s other game, the Atlanta Dream easily upset the Seattle Storm 92-63 at Key Arena. The loss ended the Storm’s eight-game home winning streak.