The Washington Mystics lost 85-63 to the undefeated New York Liberty on Friday, dropping to 3-4 on the season. New York got started early behind a pair of triple from Leonie Fiebich, who finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Undefeated New York turns a tight game in the third quarter into an 85-63 blowout behind a game-high 28 points from Sabrina Ionescu.

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Breanna Stewart led the way for the Liberty, racking up 27 points, most of which came from the free throw line, going 15 of 19 from the charity stripe. It was a dominant performance from Stewart, and after the game teammate Sabrina Ionescu jokingly compared Stewart's free-throw performance to recently named NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

In Friday’s 85-63 win, though, with the Liberty gassed from playing a game the night before, Fiebich came in and did exactly what the Liberty needed from her. Fiebich played her best game of the season. She scored 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting (2-for-3 from deep) and contributed nine rebounds, three blocks and an assist.

Sabrina Ionescu hit four 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 18 rebounds and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 85-63.

Top-seeded Liberty captured its first section title since 1997 after beating No. 3 Casa Grande 4-0 in the NCS Division I finals on Friday at St. Mary’s College. The Lions snapped a 28-year title drought as Brandi Macias won her first NCS championship in just her third year as coach.

Less than 24 hours after making six 3s and scoring 24 points in a win against the Valkyries, Ionescu dropped a season-high 28 points on the Mystics court to propel the Liberty to an 85-63 win. Ionescu, who also handed out five assists, didn’t do it alone.