The New York Liberty have been saying all season long that they are a new team this year.
On Wednesday, September 11 (PH Time) they showed it.
Breanna Stewart scored 27 points, Sabrina Ionescu added a double-double, and the league-leading Liberty rolled past the also-ran Dallas Wings, 105-91, for their fourth straight win.
The FIRST to 30 Ws this SZN 🗽
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 11, 2024
The @nyliberty dished out a season-high 32 dimes in a 105-91 battle with the Wings. Breanna Stewart finished with 27 PTS, followed by 14 PTS and 11 AST from Sabrina Ionescu #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/mXdJ9EZNW3
Stewart followed up her 21-point, 11-rebound outing in a big win over two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces last Monday, September 9 with his 11th 20-point game this season.
With another 25+point showing, the two-time WNBA champion now has 25 games of such since joining the Liberty and passed Cappie Pondexter for the second most 25-point games in franchise history.
Stew York City is in FULL 👏 EFFECT 👏@breannastewart closed out the 1st qtr leading the game with 15 PTS 🪣 pic.twitter.com/jovQHOMkpv
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) September 11, 2024
Ionescu finished with 14 markers, 11 dimes, and four triples for her fourth double-double of the season as three other Liberty players also scored in twin digits.
Enough 👌's to go around!
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) September 11, 2024
SA-3??-NA AT THE BUZZER 🚨 | #LIGHTITUPNYL pic.twitter.com/j6SAVXmmgE
Jonquel Jones chipped in 19 points, while Leonie Fiebich and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton combined for 26 markers for New York, who now improved to a league-best 30-9 are three-and-half-game ahead of the second-running Minnesota Lynx (27-9).
The Liberty raced to a strong start early for a 28-18 lead with Stewart already scoring 15 points. New York never looked back from that point, leading by as many as 25 points for a wire-to-wire win.
Meanwhile, Arike Ogunbowale led the way for Dallas with 23 points while Natasha Howard chipped in 21 points, as the Wings (9-27) absorbed their fifth-straight loss.
Teaira McCowan, Jacy Sheldon, and Maddy Siegrist also produced double-digit outings but it wasn't enough to overcome a heavily-favored New York Squad.
Both teams will meet again in their season-series finale on Friday, September 13 (PH Time).
