Sabrina Ionescu Sends Clear Message After Major Career Milestone originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The New York Liberty extended their historic winning streak to eight games on Thursday, knocking off the Washington Mystics with an 86-78 road victory.
But it was another individual milestone, tucked into the box score, that underscored just how lethal this squad has become.
Guard Sabrina Ionescu set a new franchise 3-point record with her 401st career made triple, simultaneously becoming the fastest player in league history to reach 400 made threes in just 151 games.
On Saturday, Ionescu marked the occasion on Instagram with a montage of Liberty highlights and the caption, “Franchise 3pt record… 401 and counting 🙌🏼 Staying steady, and counting my blessings. Vibes are undefeated with the squad🗽.”
Ionescu’s path to WNBA stardom began at the University of Oregon, where she was a two-time John R. Wooden Award and Wade Trophy winner, became the NCAA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles and the Pac-12’s all-time assist leader.
Selected first overall by New York in the 2020 draft, Ionescu quickly adapted to the professional game.
She earned All-Star and All-WNBA nods each of the past three seasons, won the WNBA Skills Challenge in 2022 and the WNBA 3-point Contest in 2023.
Ionescu then added Olympic gold to her resume at the Paris 2024 Games, starting for Team USA.
As of Saturday, she is averaging 17.3 points, 5.0 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals on 39.3% shooting from the field, 33.3% from deep and 93.3% from the free-throw line, well on pace for her fourth consecutive All-Star appearance.
As the Liberty prepare for their next home contest on Tuesday against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, the focus now shifts to defending their WNBA title.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 7, 2025, where it first appeared.