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WNBA: Breanna Stewart-Sabrina Ionescu one-two punch star in wire-to-wire New York Liberty victory over also-ran Dallas Wings

Published September 11, 2024, 11:50 AMPao Ambat
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First to 30 wins this season are the league-leading New York Liberty.

Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and the New York Liberty continue their path to what could end up being their best regular-season showing in franchise history. | Photo: New York Liberty

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. 

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.

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. 

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).