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The New York Liberty achieved their best start to a WNBA season in 17 years by defeating the Seattle Storm 74-63 on Monday, improving their record to 4-0 for the first time since 2007. Here's a closer look at how the Seattle Storm versus New York Liberty game fared.
The Liberty began strong, with Sabrina Ionescu contributing six points and five assists, leading to a 27-15 advantage after the first quarter. However, their offense slowed in the second quarter, with both teams scoring only nine points each.
In the third quarter, the Liberty outscored the Storm 24-21, and despite the Storm's 18-14 edge in the fourth quarter, they couldn't close the gap.
Ionescu led New York with 20 points and eight assists. Although Courtney Vandersloot was scoreless for the first time this season, the rest of the Liberty's starting lineup compensated.
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Breanna Stewart recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, along with three steals and two blocks. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Jonquel Jones had 16 points and eight rebounds, while Kayla Thornton contributed seven points off the bench in 20 minutes.
For Seattle, Jewell Loyd led with 13 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Ezi Magbegor added 12 points and five rebounds wgile Victoria Vivians had nine points and seven rebounds.
Seattle shot 34.3% from the field and 25% from 3-point range. New York shot 41.3% overall, despite being a horrendous 13% from beyond the arc.
Notably, New York never trailed in the game and led by as much as 18.
Despite only outrebounding the Storm by two (36-34) and getting outhustled in the offensive glass (12-7), the Liberty had a 42-24 advantage in paint points.
Sami Whitcomb had 11 points off the bench for the Storm and outscored the entire Liberty bench by herself. New York’s reserves combined for just nine points.
Seattle's free-agent signing Nneka Ogwumike was absent on the night, her second consecutive missed game due to an ankle injury. They were also without Nika Muhl.
Seattle fell to 1-3 with the loss and will face Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever next on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Liberty will aim to continue their hot streak against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on Thursday.
Below are box scores and player stats for the Seattle Storm versus New York Liberty game.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty player stats and box score
Seattle Storm player stats and box score
New York Liberty player stats and box score
