On Sunday, the reigning WNBA champions dominated the Connecticut Sun, winning 100-52. The 48-point margin of victory made the league history books, too, as it's now the second-largest win in WNBA history.

Though the New York Liberty were facing the Connecticut Sun, perhaps the worst team in the league, 17,000 fans were going ape the whole time. To kick off Pride Month, the self-proclaimed gayest team in the league celebrated Ellie the Elephant’s birthday and obliterated the Connecticut Sun.

Connecticut Brooklyn, NY (June 1, 2025)- Tonight, the Connecticut Sun (1-6) dropped their first Commissioner’s Cup contest to the defending WNBA Champion New York Liberty (7-0) on the road in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center.

If the Connecticut Sun were riding high after their 85-83 victory over the Indiana Fever on May 29 (which marked their first win of the 2025 season), the team c

On Sunday, they pulverized the Connecticut Sun by a final score of 100-52, and they equaled their league-record of 19 made 3-pointers in a game, and four of them came from Sabrina Ionescu, who scored a team-high 18 points on 6-of-9 overall shooting.

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Former Oregon Ducks All-American and National Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu led a historic performance for the New York Liberty with 18 points while closing in on yet another major career milestone.