Wednesday’s game between the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces featured a number of WNBA records getting broken, but Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu clearly stole the show.
Ionescu took over Wednesday’s game in a big way, finishing the game with 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in a Liberty victory.
A 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 triple-double!
1/2 pic.twitter.com/Onv6TwTKSQ — New York Liberty (@nyliberty) July 7, 2022
This marks the third triple-double in her career which ties her with two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker as the only two players in WNBA history to have three triple-doubles.
That is obviously an extremely prestigious list to be a part of, and many took to social media to give Ionescu her props after her impressive display on Wednesday.
She been a bucket
— Mykal Walker (@MykalWalker3) July 7, 2022
Making history every time she steps on the court!
Congrats on a historic night @sabrina_i20!
#FanaticsExclusive https://t.co/1K7yLsbuGj
— Fanatics Authentic (@FansAuthentic) July 7, 2022
@sabrina_i20 https://t.co/RWv8P5opYo — WME Sports (@WME_Sports) July 7, 2022
You gotta love how business-like, process-focused and team-oriented @sabrina_i20 is after playing as good an offensive game as a guard can play tonight.
— Michael Voepel (@MAVoepel) July 7, 2022
a masterful performance by sabrina ionescu @sabrina_i20
https://t.co/riXC1FViaZ — buckets (@buckets) July 7, 2022
Ionescu is also the first player in WNBA history to ever record a 30-point triple-double, making it arguably the most impressive triple-double in the history of the league.
WHAT A NIGHT!
@sabrina_i20 with her THIRD career triple-double and also the FIRST 30+ point triple-double in WNBA history pic.twitter.com/mWTcWiBn67 — WNBA (@WNBA) July 7, 2022
Aside from Ionescu’s impressive performance, the game was also extremely memorable as a bunch of WNBA records fell.
The Aces and Liberty combined to score 223 points, the most ever in regulation for a WNBA game.
31 combined three-point shots were made in the game, which broke the record for a WNBA game. Las Vegas’s 107 points also broke the record for points scored by a losing team.
Considering Ionescu is only in her third season and is already tied for the most WNBA triple-doubles ever, it is very likely that she will go on to break that record, and continue to be one of the best players in the sport for years to come.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.