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.

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.

Sabrina Ionescu scored a season-high 36 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the visiting New York Liberty waved goodbye to a four-game losing streak with an 87-78 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.