Liberty host Dream in matinee (Jun 6, 2017)

Significant awards are nothing new for New York Liberty center Tina Charles.

Charles was honored for a big week on Monday, named WNBA Eastern Conference player of the week for the 22nd time in her eight-year career, after averaging 25.7 points in three games.

Now Charles and the third-place Liberty (4-3) hope to move up in the WNBA Eastern Conference standings with a victory over Atlanta in a matinee game on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

The visiting Dream (4-2) counter with a big gun of their own in the season’s first meeting with the Liberty.

Guard Tiffany Hayes, named WNBA player of the month for May, comes in with a run of 15 straight games in double figures and a 20.5-point scoring…