Liberty developmental player Madison Scott has infectious energy.
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Coach Chris DeMarco noticed it from her first practice with the team earlier this month.
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She’s shown a willingness to do whatever is asked to help the team.
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During one-on-one drills, Scott volunteered to play defense.
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tRY IT NOWOn Sunday, her efforts were rewarded.
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Scott made her season debut in the Liberty’s 106-69 win against the Toronto Tempo.
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She scored four points in the final four minutes and finished a plus-12 as they ran up the score against the expansion franchise that is clamoring to win the JuJu Watkins sweepstakes in next spring’s draft.
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DeMarco thought it was a fitting performance from Scott, who’s hoping to eventually land a permanent spot in the WNBA.
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“Basketball rewards the energy,” DeMarco said.
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“From the second she got here it was all about the right things.
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Showing up early, getting extra work and playing as hard as she can.
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She brings a great energy, so it’s just being rewarded for that.”
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The Wings drafted Scott in the second round of the 2025 draft out of Ole Miss, but she was waived before the season started.
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The Mystics then signed Scott to a series of seven-day contracts last season, and she logged 47 minutes across nine games.
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Again, Scott didn’t land a permanent roster spot.
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Without a WNBA home, Scott spent most of this summer traveling with the USA Basketball 3×3 team.
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She made stops in Turkey, Hungary and France, among other places.
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“I’ve been making a lot of deposits,” Scott said of the past few months.
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“It’s been a huge blessing to play with [Team USA], and honestly, it
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’s helped me stay ready.”
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Scott jumped at the opportunity to join the Liberty as a developmental player after Anneli Maley was promoted to a rest-of-season contract.
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The team is expected to maintain the rights of Scott, who will be a reserved free agent after this season.
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“When I got this call, it meant everything to me,” Scott said.
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“I got emotional.
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I thank God, and I knew that all the work that I put in was going to prepare me for this moment, so super happy to be here.”
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Scott isn’t taking anything for granted.
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She’s in awe that she gets to call Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones her teammates.
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“These are GOATs,” Scott said.
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“These are people that I grew up idolizing.
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I’m just so excited to even be in the same room as them.
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… Stewie, Sabrina, JJ — they’re all vets.
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Their knowledge, their wisdom is through the roof so they have so much to pass down to a player like me who’s still trying to find my way.
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So everything that they’re saying I’m taking notes on.
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I’m making sure that I’m asking them questions.
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I’m also being very receptive, being coachable, and again, just being a sponge and taking everything in.”
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