The New York Liberty and Sabrina Ionescu have been making waves in the WNBA summer season, with a record of 15-3 after 18 games, the best in the league. Ionescu’s contributions have been vital to the team’s success, earning her the most recent Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors.
In the past week, the Liberty won three out of four games, with Ionescu averaging 25 points, 9.3 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 47.3 percent from the field. She was the top scorer and assister in the league during this time. However, their recent game against Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Comminsor’s Cup Championship resulted in a narrow loss for New York, making Minnesota the In-Season Tournament Champs and earning them $500,000 in prize money.
Despite this setback, Ionescu had a strong performance in the game, scoring 23 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out four assists. Although they led at halftime, a low scoring third quarter ultimately sealed their defeat. With only half of the season left to go, New York has many more games ahead of them including a Sunday home game against Atlanta Dream rematch against Minnesota and matchup against Catlin Clark’s Indiana Fever . While they are currently leading their division by two games over second place Washington Mystics , they will need to maintain their momentum to secure a playoff spot.
