Ionescu earned the same title last week, becoming the first Eastern rep to earn multiple such honors this season. This is also the first time a single player has won back-to-back Player of the Week awards while repping the Liberty since August 2022, when Ionescu herself pulled off the feat amidst a playoff chase.

Ionescu scored 36 points, Emma Meesseman had 11 points in her return to the WNBA, and visiting New York bounced back from their worst loss of the season Friday with the victory in Connecticut.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Sabrina Ionescu scored 36 points, Emma Meesseman had 11 points in her return to the WNBA and the New York Liberty snapped a four-game losing streak with an 87-78 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.