NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points and the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 74-63 on Monday night, improving to 4-0 for the first time in 17 years.
Breanna Stewart added 16 points and 11 rebounds for New York, which last won its first four games to start a season in 2007. The Liberty, who are coming off an appearance in the WNBA Finals last season, won their first five contests that year before struggling to a 16-18 mark.
Jewell Loyd led Seattle (1-3) with 13 points and nine rebounds.
New York led 50-40 midway through the second quarter before scoring the next seven points, including five by Ionescu, to extend the advantage to 17. The Storm trailed by 15 going into the fourth quarter before scoring the first six points to get within nine, but that’s as close as they could come.
New York ran out to a 27-15 lead after one quarter as Ionescu had six points and five assists in the first 10 minutes. The Storm were playing the second half of a back-to-back, as they played in Washington on Sunday.
High mercury levels in some Lake Maurepas fish bring meal restrictions, state officials say
Labour's housing overhaul plan will 'turn the Green Belt into the Grey Belt', Tories claim
How bad did Dylan Strome want to make the NHL playoffs? Ask his brothers
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
Firefighters to tackle scaffolding dangling outside ruins of fire
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
Two French schoolgirls aged six and 11 are stabbed by knifeman near their school