Ionescu said her hot hand and aggressive play was her “setting the tone” before she went down the list of her teammates, including Jonquel Jones and Emma Meesseman, who made her Liberty debut, and credited them with aiding in the Liberty’s 87-78 win over the lowly Sun.

Meesseman rebounded from a scoreless first half for a productive Liberty debut in her first WNBA game since 2022.

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.