Erica L. Ayala
Multimedia Sports Journalist | 🏀 #WNBA Awards & HoopHall Lieberman Award Voter | 🎙️ Podcast Host: 🐙Locked on Kraken, 🗽Gotta Get Up (NY Liberty) & 🌩️ Tempestade Talk (SEA Storm)BA, Elon U. | MPA, NYU Founder of 💪🏾 @blackrosiemedia.bsky.social
Appears in 48 Episodes
Liberty Players Are Taking Over Berlin!
Six New York Liberty players are competing in the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin — and every single one of them has a different story to tell. Brean...
Should Breanna Stewart Rest at the FIBA World Cup? | New York Liberty Breakdown
Stewie is heading to the FIBA Women's World Cup — but should she be? With the New York Liberty's playoff seeding on the line and injury questions swirling, GGU Live br...
Dangerous. Potential. Interior. The Liberty's Last Three Games Defined
The New York Liberty went 2-1 over the last three games — and none of it felt clean. Brian and Erica break down Indiana, LA, and Connecticut in the most honest terms p...
The Liberty's Stretch Run & the Laney-Hamilton Question
The New York Liberty waived Betnijah Laney-Hamilton — and got nothing in return. No trade. No pick. No player. She's headed to Washington and the questions about how t...
JJ Made History. The Weekend Still Hurt.
Jonquel Jones just became the first player in WNBA history to win every MVP award the league has to offer. So why did All-Star Weekend leave everyone with more questio...
🗽 Liberty Blew Prove-It Week. Now Comes the Reckoning.
RECORDED LIVE July 13, 2026 It's just Erica flying solo tonight — join her live at 7:30 PM ET to break down a brutal stretch for New York. 00:00:00 — Liberty Blew Pro...
Stewart Dropped 36 on the Lynx. That Won't Be Enough.
This episode of Gotta Get Up! was recorded LIVE on July 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET 🗽 The Liberty are riding high — and now it's "Prove It" Week. Erica L. Ayala and Brian F...
Stewart vs Wilson: WNBA Commissioner's Cup Championship Preview | Gotta Get Up
NOTE: Recorded live on Monday, June 29, 2026 The Commissioner's Cup Final is HERE. New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces — Tuesday at Barclays Center. Erica and Brian ...
The Liberty's Lead Keeps Disappearing. We're Asking Why.
The New York Liberty have blown leads in back-to-back games with the Commissioner's Cup Final 8 days away. Erica and Brian are live tonight at 7:30 PM ET. 🔔 Subscribe ...
🏀 SHE'S BACK!!! And So Are The New York Liberty
Sabrina Ionescu is BACK — and the New York Liberty are headed to the Commissioner's Cup Final. New York clinched with an 86-64 win over Washington on Sunday, extending...
Jones and Ionescu Out, Han Xu STEPS UP — Is the Liberty Bench Ready? | S4.E11
With Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu sidelined, Han Xu stepped into the starting lineup — and the New York Liberty picked up their fifth win of the season, 89-80 ove...
New York Liberty 5-4 After 9 Games — Bounce-Back Season or Cause for Alarm? | WNBA 2026
🔴 Recorded LIVE June 1st at 7:30 PM ET. The New York Liberty entered 2026 as favorites to win the WNBA title. Nine games in, they're 5-4 — and the last two wins came a...
S4.E9: New York Liberty 3-4 Start: Concern or Overreaction? | Ari Chambers Breaks It Down
The defending champions are off to a rocky start — and we're getting into all of it. Journalist & w omen’s sports pioneer Ari Chambers joins Gotta Get Up! to break do...
S4.E.08| The Liberty are shorthanded — but reinforcements are on the way. 🗽
Recorded live on May 18th, 2026 The Liberty are shorthanded — but reinforcements are on the way. 🗽 We're breaking down everything you need to know about the injury an...
S4.E6 | Sabrina Ionescu Injury News: How Worried Should Liberty Fans Be?
Sabrina Ionescu is dealing with an injury — and we're not going to sugarcoat it. We break down what we know, what it means for the Liberty's season outlook, and how co...
Liberty vs. Fever Preseason Recap + Kolb Finally Talks Natasha Cloud
LIVE - April 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET The W is back, and we are RIGHT here for it. 🗽 We kick things off with a full breakdown of Saturday's preseason opener at Barcla...
S4.E04 | NEW LOOK NEW YORK — DeMarco Era Begins + What Happened to Tash Cloud?
Training camp is open, and the New York Liberty look nothing like the team that lost in the first round to Phoenix a year ago. Brian is LIVE on the scene as the DeMar...
Satou Sabally Signed! What about Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Tasha Cloud, & Marine Johannès?
The New York Liberty are BUILT DIFFERENT this offseason — and Erica L. Ayala and Brian Fleurantin broke it all down on this week's Gotta Get Up, the podcast for New Yo...
🏀 Gotta Get Up! LIVE: Nyara Sabally to The Six | Ionescu, Stewart, Jones Set to Return
Women's basketball is moving FAST right now — and we have a LOT to say. Join Brian and Erica for a special Gotta Get Up! livestream breaking down one of the biggest we...
Are the New York Liberty Still Contenders? 2026 Preview + WNBA CBA Explained
Is the New York Liberty’s championship window still open heading into 2026? Gotta Get Up tackles the team’s future as the WNBA’s new CBA rewrites the rules of engagem...
