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New York Liberty Announcement Marks Historic Achievement in Blowout Win

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Sean Deveney | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 6:22 PM ET

Well, that was emphatic. On Sunday afternoon in New York, the defending-champion Liberty hosted the scuffling and rebuilding Connecticut Sun in a matchup that marked the opening of the Commissioner's Cup games at Barclays Center. The folks in Vegas clearly were not expecting much of a matchup, as the Liberty were made 18.5-point favorites.

And New York made a mockery even of that hefty point spread. The Liberty built a lead of as many as 57 points on the day, and were within a stone's throw of setting a new record for largest margin of victory before the Sun closed with an 8-0 run to, ahem, close the gap to a mere 48 points.

The final: 100-52.

In the game, the Liberty not only shot 62.3% from the field, but they also shot 59.4% from the 3-point line, making 19 of their 32 attempts. If 19 sounds like a pretty big number, it is: The Liberty tied their own WNBA record, set on May 22 in their blowout win in Chicago, when they went 19-for-34 from the arc.

The team marked the moment with an announcement on Twitter/X: "Triple from K3 ties the libs at the all-time WNBA 3PT Record (that we set )."

Triple from K3 ties the libs at the all-time WNBA 3PT Record (that we set ) pic.twitter.com/4ce6GisTmi
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) June 1, 2025

The win moves New York to 7-0 on the season, and extends their current league-leading 3-point total to 86. The Liberty made an eye-popping 405 3-pointers last season, an average of 10.1 per game. This year, they're demolishing that record, with 12.3 makes per game.

Sabrina Ionescu, who holds the WNBA's all-time record for 3-pointers in a season ( 128 in 2023), is leading the league with 20, after making four on Sunday. She is on pace for 126 3-pointers in what will be a 44-game season this year.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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